What color is #F6EDD2?

#F6EDD2 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Moonlight. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6EDD2?

The RGB value is 246, 237, 210: 246 red, 237 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6EDD2?

The complementary color is #D2DBF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6EDD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6EDD2 color

#F6EDD2 rgb(246, 237, 210)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6EDD2 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 92.9% green and 82.4% blue (246, 237, 210).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 67% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight (#F6EED5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#F6EDD2 color codes

HEX	`#F6EDD2`
RGB	`rgb(246, 237, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 92.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 67%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 15%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.8, -1.36, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.8, 14.24, 95.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.922, 84.815, 73.121)`
Decimal	`16182738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6EDD2, 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 #F6EDD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6EDD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	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 #F6EDD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6edd2; }
.text { color: #f6edd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6edd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 237 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6edd2, #edf6d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F6EDD2?: #F6EDD2 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Moonlight. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6EDD2?: The RGB value is 246, 237, 210: 246 red, 237 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6EDD2?: The complementary color is #D2DBF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6EDD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.