What color is #F6F184?

#F6F184 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple Perfume. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F184?

The RGB value is 246, 241, 132: 246 red, 241 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F184?

The complementary color is #8489F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F184 color

#F6F184 rgb(246, 241, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F6F184 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 94.5% green and 51.8% blue (246, 241, 132).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 86% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 46% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple Perfume (#EEEE88), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#F6F184 color codes

HEX	`#F6F184`
RGB	`rgb(246, 241, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 94.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 86%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 46%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 46%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.52, -12.89, 52.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.52, 54.44, 103.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.628, 84.171, 34.193)`
Decimal	`16183684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F184, 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 #F6F184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	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 #F6F184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f184; }
.text { color: #f6f184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 241 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f184, #c2f684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F6F184?: #F6F184 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple Perfume. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F184?: The RGB value is 246, 241, 132: 246 red, 241 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F184?: The complementary color is #8489F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.