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Recognised as Colour

#F6D999

  • #F6D999
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Navajo white

#F6D999 is a orange with RGB values 246, 217, 153 and HSL 41°, 84%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navajo white.

Colour values

#F6D999#F6D999
HEX#F6D999
RGBrgb(246, 217, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.851, 0.6
RGB percentages96.5%, 85.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(41.3, 83.8%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.3, 37.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 37.8%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,177,561
CSS custom property--colour: #F6D999;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.3:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#092666

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E8D794no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFDF9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFCFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourNavajo white (#FFDEAD)ΔE 8.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#99B6F6
Analogous#F6AB99, #E5F699
Triadic#99F6D9, #D999F6
Split complementary#99E5F6, #AA99F6
Tetradic#99F6AA, #99B6F6, #F699E5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFCF7
Lighter +10%#FAEAC8
Darker −10%#F2C86A
Darker −20%#EEB63B
Darker −30%#E2A214
Darker −40%#B38010
More saturated +25%#FFDC90
Less saturated −25%#E8D4A7

Channel breakdown

R246
G217
B153
Red246 (96.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue41.29°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G D9 · B 99

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