What color is #F6E8D9?

#F6E8D9 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Ballet White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E8D9?

The RGB value is 246, 232, 217: 246 red, 232 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E8D9?

The complementary color is #D9E7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E8D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E8D9 color

#F6E8D9 rgb(246, 232, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6E8D9 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 91% green and 85.1% blue (246, 232, 217).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 62% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Ballet White (#F2E7D8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.46:1).

#F6E8D9 color codes

HEX	`#F6E8D9`
RGB	`rgb(246, 232, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 91%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 62%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 12%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.71, 2.28, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.71, 9.28, 75.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.386, 82.317, 77.339)`
Decimal	`16181465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E8D9, 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 #F6E8D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E8D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.46:1	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 #F6E8D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e8d9; }
.text { color: #f6e8d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e8d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 232 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e8d9, #f6f6d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Antique White.

Questions

What color is #F6E8D9?: #F6E8D9 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Ballet White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E8D9?: The RGB value is 246, 232, 217: 246 red, 232 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E8D9?: The complementary color is #D9E7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E8D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.