What color is #F6EAD8?

#F6EAD8 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mimosa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6EAD8?

The RGB value is 246, 234, 216: 246 red, 234 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6EAD8?

The complementary color is #D8E4F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6EAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6EAD8 color

#F6EAD8 rgb(246, 234, 216)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6EAD8 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 91.8% green and 84.7% blue (246, 234, 216).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 63% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Mimosa (#F5E9D5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.68:1).

#F6EAD8 color codes

HEX	`#F6EAD8`
RGB	`rgb(246, 234, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 91.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 63%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 12%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.19, 1.1, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.19, 10.25, 83.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.822, 83.397, 76.845)`
Decimal	`16181976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6EAD8, 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 #F6EAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6EAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.68:1	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 #F6EAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6ead8; }
.text { color: #f6ead8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6ead8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 234 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6ead8, #f3f6d8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F6EAD8?: #F6EAD8 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mimosa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6EAD8?: The RGB value is 246, 234, 216: 246 red, 234 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6EAD8?: The complementary color is #D8E4F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6EAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.