#f6a11b

Color #f6a11b

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 6.35 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#f6a11b

RGB

rgb(246, 161, 27)

HSL

hsl(36.7, 92.4%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.7, 89%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.6%, 89%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(73, 22.55, 73.06)

LCH

lch(73, 76.46, 72.85)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.1619, 70.45)

HWB

hwb(36.7, 10.6%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b70f6

Analogous

#f6331b

#f6a11b

#def61b

Triadic

#f6a11b

#1bf6a1

#a11bf6

Split-complementary

#f6a11b

#1bdef6

#331bf6

Tetradic

#f6a11b

#70f61b

#1b70f6

#a11bf6

Square

#f6a11b

#1bf633

#1b70f6

#f61bde

Shades

Color #f6a11b mixed toward black.

#db8909

#af6e07

#835205

#573703

#2c1b02

Tints

Color #f6a11b mixed toward white.

#f7b141

#f9c067

#fad08d

#fce0b3

#fdefd9

Tones

Color #f6a11b mixed toward gray.

#e49d2d

#d1993f

#bf9552

#ad9164

#9b8d76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d657 · ΔE 24.4

Deuteranopia

#dbe15f · ΔE 26.9

Tritanopia

#f37074 · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f6a11b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f6a11b]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#f6a11b (#f6a11b) is rgb(246, 161, 27) in RGB.

No, #f6a11b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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