What color is #F6F4DC?

#F6F4DC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Promenade. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F4DC?

The RGB value is 246, 244, 220: 246 red, 244 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F4DC?

The complementary color is #DCDEF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F4DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F4DC color

#F6F4DC rgb(246, 244, 220)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6F4DC is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 95.7% green and 86.3% blue (246, 244, 220).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 59% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Promenade (#F8F6DF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.89:1).

#F6F4DC color codes

HEX	`#F6F4DC`
RGB	`rgb(246, 244, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 95.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 59%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.77, -3.34, 11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.77, 12.27, 105.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.274, 89.462, 80.577)`
Decimal	`16184540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F4DC, 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 #F6F4DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F4DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.89:1	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 #F6F4DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f4dc; }
.text { color: #f6f4dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f4dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 244 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f4dc, #ebf6dc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F6F4DC?: #F6F4DC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Promenade. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F4DC?: The RGB value is 246, 244, 220: 246 red, 244 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F4DC?: The complementary color is #DCDEF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F4DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.