What color is #F6E674?

#F6E674 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Limon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E674?

The RGB value is 246, 230, 116: 246 red, 230 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E674?

The complementary color is #7484F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E674?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E674 color

#F6E674 rgb(246, 230, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F6E674 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 90.2% green and 45.5% blue (246, 230, 116).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 88% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 53% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Limon (#F7EB73), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#F6E674 color codes

HEX	`#F6E674`
RGB	`rgb(246, 230, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 90.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 88%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 53%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 53%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.53, -8.81, 56.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.53, 57.45, 98.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.457, 77.45, 27.81)`
Decimal	`16180852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E674, 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 #F6E674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	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 #F6E674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e674; }
.text { color: #f6e674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 230 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e674, #c5f674); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F6E674?: #F6E674 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Limon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E674?: The RGB value is 246, 230, 116: 246 red, 230 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E674?: The complementary color is #7484F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E674?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.