What color is #F6E8BC?

#F6E8BC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Candle in the Wind. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E8BC?

The RGB value is 246, 232, 188: 246 red, 232 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E8BC?

The complementary color is #BCCAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E8BC?

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.

#F6E8BC color

#F6E8BC rgb(246, 232, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6E8BC is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 91% green and 73.7% blue (246, 232, 188).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 76% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 24% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Candle in the Wind (#F9EBBF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#F6E8BC color codes

HEX	`#F6E8BC`
RGB	`rgb(246, 232, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 91%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 76%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 24%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 24%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.1, -2.01, 23.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.1, 23.25, 94.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.94, 80.938, 59.19)`
Decimal	`16181436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E8BC, 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 #F6E8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E8BC 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 #F6E8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e8bc; }
.text { color: #f6e8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 232 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e8bc, #e7f6bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #F6E8BC?: #F6E8BC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Candle in the Wind. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E8BC?: The RGB value is 246, 232, 188: 246 red, 232 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E8BC?: The complementary color is #BCCAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E8BC?: 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.