#f6a422

Color #f6a422

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 7.71 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#f6a422

RGB

rgb(246, 164, 34)

HSL

hsl(36.8, 92.2%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.8, 86.2%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 86.2%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(73.72, 21.11, 71.88)

LCH

lch(73.72, 74.92, 73.63)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.1597, 71.57)

HWB

hwb(36.8, 13.3%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2274f6

Analogous

#f63a22

#f6a422

#def622

Triadic

#f6a422

#22f6a4

#a422f6

Split-complementary

#f6a422

#22def6

#3a22f6

Tetradic

#f6a422

#74f622

#2274f6

#a422f6

Square

#f6a422

#22f63a

#2274f6

#f622de

Shades

Color #f6a422 mixed toward black.

#e08d09

#b37107

#875505

#5a3804

#2d1c02

Tints

Color #f6a422 mixed toward white.

#f8b347

#f9c26c

#fbd290

#fce1b5

#fef0da

Tones

Color #f6a422 mixed toward gray.

#e4a034

#d39c45

#c19857

#af9469

#9e907a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d8d75a · ΔE 23.6

Deuteranopia

#dce162 · ΔE 25.8

Tritanopia

#f37277 · ΔE 34.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 27.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #f6a422;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f6a422]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#f6a422 (#f6a422) is rgb(246, 164, 34) in RGB.

No, #f6a422 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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