What color is #F6F5EC?

#F6F5EC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Engulfed in Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F5EC?

The RGB value is 246, 245, 236: 246 red, 245 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F5EC?

The complementary color is #ECEDF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F5EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.19:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F5EC color

#F6F5EC rgb(246, 245, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F5EC is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 96.1% green and 92.5% blue (246, 245, 236).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 36% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Engulfed in Light (#F5F3E9), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.19:1).

#F6F5EC color codes

HEX	`#F6F5EC`
RGB	`rgb(246, 245, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 96.1%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 36%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.39, -1.22, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.39, 4.61, 105.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.797, 90.954, 92.377)`
Decimal	`16184812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F5EC, 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 #F6F5EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F5EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.19:1	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 #F6F5EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f5ec; }
.text { color: #f6f5ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f5ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 245 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f5ec, #f2f6ec); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F6F5EC?: #F6F5EC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Engulfed in Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F5EC?: The RGB value is 246, 245, 236: 246 red, 245 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F5EC?: The complementary color is #ECEDF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F5EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.19:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.