Recognised as Colour

#F6E4B5

#F6E4B5
Orange
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#F6E4B5 is a orange with RGB values 246, 228, 181 and HSL 43°, 78%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#F6E4B5#F6E4B5

HEX#F6E4B5

RGBrgb(246, 228, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8941, 0.7098

RGB percentages96.5%, 89.4%, 71%

HSLhsl(43.4, 78.3%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.4, 26.4%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.3%, 26.4%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,180,405

CSS custom property--colour: #F6E4B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.68:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4

Inverted#091B4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFE2B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4E7B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDCD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 3.2 Moccasin · ΔE 3.6 Navajo white · ΔE 6.3 Bisque · ΔE 8.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.6

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 3.15, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B5C7F6

Analogous#F6C3B5, #E8F6B5

Triadic#B5F6E4, #E4B5F6

Split complementary#B5E8F6, #C3B5F6

Tetradic#B5F6C4, #B5C7F6, #F6B5E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCF5E2

Darker −10%#F0D388

Darker −20%#EBC35A

Darker −30%#E5B22D

Darker −40%#C79618

More saturated +25%#FFE8AC

Less saturated −25%#ECDFBF

Channel breakdown

R246

G228

B181

Red246 (96.5%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue43.38°

Saturation (HSL)78.31%

Lightness83.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G E4 · B B5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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