What color is #F6ECDE?

#F6ECDE is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Long Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6ECDE?

The RGB value is 246, 236, 222: 246 red, 236 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6ECDE?

The complementary color is #DEE8F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6ECDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6ECDE color

#F6ECDE rgb(246, 236, 222)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6ECDE is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 92.5% green and 87.1% blue (246, 236, 222).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 57% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Long Beach (#FAEFDF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.97:1).

#F6ECDE color codes

HEX	`#F6ECDE`
RGB	`rgb(246, 236, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 92.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 57%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.82, 1.03, 7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.82, 8.05, 82.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.185, 84.859, 81.196)`
Decimal	`16182494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6ECDE, 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 #F6ECDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6ECDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.97:1	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 #F6ECDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6ecde; }
.text { color: #f6ecde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6ecde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 236 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6ecde, #f4f6de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #F6ECDE?: #F6ECDE is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Long Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6ECDE?: The RGB value is 246, 236, 222: 246 red, 236 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6ECDE?: The complementary color is #DEE8F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6ECDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.