What color is #F6F2CF?

#F6F2CF is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Clotted Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F2CF?

The RGB value is 246, 242, 207: 246 red, 242 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F2CF?

The complementary color is #CFD3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F2CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.52:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F2CF color

#F6F2CF rgb(246, 242, 207)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6F2CF is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 94.9% green and 81.2% blue (246, 242, 207).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 68% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Clotted Cream (#F3EFCD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.52:1).

#F6F2CF color codes

HEX	`#F6F2CF`
RGB	`rgb(246, 242, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 94.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 68%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.99, -4.34, 17.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.99, 17.93, 104)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.02, 87.603, 71.66)`
Decimal	`16184015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F2CF, 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 #F6F2CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F2CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.52:1	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 #F6F2CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f2cf; }
.text { color: #f6f2cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f2cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 242 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f2cf, #e7f6cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F6F2CF?: #F6F2CF is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Clotted Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F2CF?: The RGB value is 246, 242, 207: 246 red, 242 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F2CF?: The complementary color is #CFD3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F2CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.52:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.