What color is #F6ECE5?

#F6ECE5 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frothy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6ECE5?

The RGB value is 246, 236, 229: 246 red, 236 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6ECE5?

The complementary color is #E5EFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6ECE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6ECE5 color

#F6ECE5 rgb(246, 236, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F6ECE5 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 92.5% green and 89.8% blue (246, 236, 229).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 49% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Frothy Milk (#FAEDE6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#F6ECE5 color codes

HEX	`#F6ECE5`
RGB	`rgb(246, 236, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 92.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 49%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.99, 2.18, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.99, 5.08, 64.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.143, 85.242, 86.24)`
Decimal	`16182501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6ECE5, 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 #F6ECE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6ECE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	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 #F6ECE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6ece5; }
.text { color: #f6ece5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6ece5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 236 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6ece5, #f6f5e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6ECE5?: #F6ECE5 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frothy Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6ECE5?: The RGB value is 246, 236, 229: 246 red, 236 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6ECE5?: The complementary color is #E5EFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6ECE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.