What color is #F6E7DC?

#F6E7DC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Grandma’s Cameo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E7DC?

The RGB value is 246, 231, 220: 246 red, 231 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E7DC?

The complementary color is #DCEBF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E7DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E7DC color

#F6E7DC rgb(246, 231, 220)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6E7DC is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 90.6% green and 86.3% blue (246, 231, 220).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 59% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Cameo (#F7E7DD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#F6E7DC color codes

HEX	`#F6E7DC`
RGB	`rgb(246, 231, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 90.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 59%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.54, 3.27, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.54, 7.88, 65.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.499, 81.913, 79.319)`
Decimal	`16181212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E7DC, 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 #F6E7DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E7DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	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 #F6E7DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e7dc; }
.text { color: #f6e7dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e7dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 231 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e7dc, #f6f4dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #F6E7DC?: #F6E7DC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Grandma’s Cameo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E7DC?: The RGB value is 246, 231, 220: 246 red, 231 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E7DC?: The complementary color is #DCEBF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E7DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.