What color is #F6F202?

#F6F202 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Golden Ginkgo. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F202?

The RGB value is 246, 242, 2: 246 red, 242 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F202?

The complementary color is #0206F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F202?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F202 color

#F6F202 rgb(246, 242, 2)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F6F202 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 94.9% green and 0.8% blue (246, 242, 2).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 98% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 99% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Golden Ginkgo (#F9F525), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#F6F202 color codes

HEX	`#F6F202`
RGB	`rgb(246, 242, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 94.9%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 98%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 99%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 99%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.06, -19.04, 91.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.06, 93, 101.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.772, 83.104, 12.423)`
Decimal	`16183810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F202, 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 #F6F202	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F202 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	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 #F6F202 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f202; }
.text { color: #f6f202; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f202; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 242 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f202, #80f602); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F6F202?: #F6F202 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Golden Ginkgo. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F202?: The RGB value is 246, 242, 2: 246 red, 242 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F202?: The complementary color is #0206F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F202?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.