What color is #F6F6E6?

#F6F6E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Flickering Firefly. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6F6E6?

The RGB value is 246, 246, 230: 246 red, 246 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6F6E6?

The complementary color is #E6E6F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F6E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.24:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6F6E6 color

#F6F6E6 rgb(246, 246, 230)

Shades of white

The hex color #F6F6E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 96.5% green and 90.2% blue (246, 246, 230).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 47% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Flickering Firefly (#F8F6E6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.24:1).

#F6F6E6 color codes

HEX	`#F6F6E6`
RGB	`rgb(246, 246, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 96.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 47%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.5, -2.73, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.5, 8.16, 109.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.243, 91.218, 87.964)`
Decimal	`16185062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6F6E6, 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 #F6F6E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F6E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.24:1	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 #F6F6E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f6e6; }
.text { color: #f6f6e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f6e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 246 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f6e6, #eef6e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #F6F6E6?: #F6F6E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Flickering Firefly. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6F6E6?: The RGB value is 246, 246, 230: 246 red, 246 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6F6E6?: The complementary color is #E6E6F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F6E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.24:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.