What color is #F6E9E2?

#F6E9E2 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Frothy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6E9E2?

The RGB value is 246, 233, 226: 246 red, 233 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6E9E2?

The complementary color is #E2EFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E9E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6E9E2 color

#F6E9E2 rgb(246, 233, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F6E9E2 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 91.4% green and 88.6% blue (246, 233, 226).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 53% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Frothy Milk (#FAEDE6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#F6E9E2 color codes

HEX	`#F6E9E2`
RGB	`rgb(246, 233, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 91.4%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 53%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.17, 3.22, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.17, 5.92, 57.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.871, 83.363, 83.767)`
Decimal	`16181730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6E9E2, 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 #F6E9E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E9E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	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 #F6E9E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e9e2; }
.text { color: #f6e9e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e9e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 233 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e9e2, #f6f3e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #F6E9E2?: #F6E9E2 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Frothy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6E9E2?: The RGB value is 246, 233, 226: 246 red, 233 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6E9E2?: The complementary color is #E2EFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E9E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.