What color is #F6EED9?

#F6EED9 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hen’s Treasure. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6EED9?

The RGB value is 246, 238, 217: 246 red, 238 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6EED9?

The complementary color is #D9E1F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6EED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6EED9 color

#F6EED9 rgb(246, 238, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6EED9 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 93.3% green and 85.1% blue (246, 238, 217).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 62% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Hen’s Treasure (#F5EEDB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#F6EED9 color codes

HEX	`#F6EED9`
RGB	`rgb(246, 238, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 93.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 62%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 12%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.21, -0.78, 11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.21, 11.15, 94.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.104, 85.753, 77.912)`
Decimal	`16183001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6EED9, 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 #F6EED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6EED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	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 #F6EED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6eed9; }
.text { color: #f6eed9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6eed9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 238 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6eed9, #f0f6d9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F6EED9?: #F6EED9 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hen’s Treasure. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6EED9?: The RGB value is 246, 238, 217: 246 red, 238 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6EED9?: The complementary color is #D9E1F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6EED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.