What color is #F6ECC5?

#F6ECC5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Banana Split. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6ECC5?

The RGB value is 246, 236, 197: 246 red, 236 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6ECC5?

The complementary color is #C5CFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6ECC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6ECC5 color

#F6ECC5 rgb(246, 236, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6ECC5 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 92.5% green and 77.3% blue (246, 236, 197).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 73% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Banana Split (#F7EEC8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#F6ECC5 color codes

HEX	`#F6ECC5`
RGB	`rgb(246, 236, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 92.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 73%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 20%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.28, -2.77, 20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.28, 20.35, 97.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.079, 83.616, 64.839)`
Decimal	`16182469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6ECC5, 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 #F6ECC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6ECC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	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 #F6ECC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6ecc5; }
.text { color: #f6ecc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6ecc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 236 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6ecc5, #e8f6c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #F6ECC5?: #F6ECC5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Banana Split. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6ECC5?: The RGB value is 246, 236, 197: 246 red, 236 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6ECC5?: The complementary color is #C5CFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6ECC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.