#f6e8a0

Color #f6e8a0

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.11 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#f6e8a0

RGB

rgb(246, 232, 160)

HSL

hsl(50.2, 82.7%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.2, 35%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 35%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(91.62, -5.53, 36.78)

LCH

lch(91.62, 37.19, 98.55)

OKLCH

oklch(92.6%, 0.0921, 98.49)

HWB

hwb(50.2, 62.7%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0aef6

Analogous

#f6bda0

#f6e8a0

#d9f6a0

Triadic

#f6e8a0

#a0f6e8

#e8a0f6

Split-complementary

#f6e8a0

#a0d9f6

#bda0f6

Tetradic

#f6e8a0

#aef6a0

#a0aef6

#e8a0f6

Square

#f6e8a0

#a0f6bd

#a0aef6

#f6a0d9

Shades

Color #f6e8a0 mixed toward black.

#f0d962

#eaca24

#b99e12

#7c690c

#3e3506

Tints

Color #f6e8a0 mixed toward white.

#f8ecb0

#f9f0c0

#fbf3cf

#fcf7df

#fefbef

Tones

Color #f6e8a0 mixed toward gray.

#efe3a7

#e8deae

#e0d9b5

#d9d5bd

#d2d0c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f0f0b5 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#f1f2ba · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#f5c3c6 · ΔE 30.5

Achromatopsia

#e7e7e7 · ΔE 20.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #f6e8a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f6e8a0]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#f6e8a0 (#f6e8a0) is rgb(246, 232, 160) in RGB.

No, #f6e8a0 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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