What color is #F6FAB9?

#F6FAB9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sour Veil. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6FAB9?

The RGB value is 246, 250, 185: 246 red, 250 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6FAB9?

The complementary color is #BDB9FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6FAB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.29:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6FAB9 color

#F6FAB9 rgb(246, 250, 185)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F6FAB9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 98% green and 72.5% blue (246, 250, 185).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 87% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sour Veil (#FFFFBF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.29:1).

#F6FAB9 color codes

HEX	`#F6FAB9`
RGB	`rgb(246, 250, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 98%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 87%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 26%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 26%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.6, -11.41, 30.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.6, 32.88, 110.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.948, 91.468, 59.28)`
Decimal	`16186041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6FAB9, 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 #F6FAB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6FAB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.29:1	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 #F6FAB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6fab9; }
.text { color: #f6fab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6fab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 250 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6fab9, #d6fab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #F6FAB9?: #F6FAB9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sour Veil. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6FAB9?: The RGB value is 246, 250, 185: 246 red, 250 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6FAB9?: The complementary color is #BDB9FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6FAB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.29:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.