What color is #F6E5DF?

#F6E5DF is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Petal Pink. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E5DF?

The RGB value is 246, 229, 223: 246 red, 229 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E5DF?

The complementary color is #DFF0F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E5DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E5DF color

#F6E5DF rgb(246, 229, 223)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F6E5DF is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 89.8% green and 87.5% blue (246, 229, 223).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 56% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Petal Pink (#F4E5E0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#F6E5DF color codes

HEX	`#F6E5DF`
RGB	`rgb(246, 229, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 89.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 56%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.11, 4.78, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.11, 6.92, 46.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.343, 80.96, 81.245)`
Decimal	`16180703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E5DF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F6E5DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E5DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F6E5DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e5df; }
.text { color: #f6e5df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e5df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 229 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e5df, #f6f1df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #F6E5DF?: #F6E5DF is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Petal Pink. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E5DF?: The RGB value is 246, 229, 223: 246 red, 229 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E5DF?: The complementary color is #DFF0F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E5DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.