What color is #F6EC7C?

#F6EC7C is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Limon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6EC7C?

The RGB value is 246, 236, 124: 246 red, 236 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6EC7C?

The complementary color is #7C86F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6EC7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6EC7C color

#F6EC7C rgb(246, 236, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F6EC7C is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 92.5% green and 48.6% blue (246, 236, 124).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 87% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 50% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Limon (#F7EB73), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.21:1).

#F6EC7C color codes

HEX	`#F6EC7C`
RGB	`rgb(246, 236, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 92.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 87%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 50%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 50%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.15, -11.13, 54.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.15, 56.1, 101.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.642, 81.041, 30.934)`
Decimal	`16182396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6EC7C, 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 #F6EC7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6EC7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.21:1	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 #F6EC7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6ec7c; }
.text { color: #f6ec7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6ec7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 236 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6ec7c, #c3f67c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F6EC7C?: #F6EC7C is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Limon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6EC7C?: The RGB value is 246, 236, 124: 246 red, 236 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6EC7C?: The complementary color is #7C86F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6EC7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.