Information about #F6EDB1 color

#F6EDB1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F6EDB1 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(246, 237, 177) — 96.5% red, 92.9% green, 69.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 27 / 4. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #F6EDB1 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Tan (#FBEEAC). Slightly further away sit Banana Mania (#FAE7B5) and Pastel Lemon (#F6F3A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(246, 237, 177) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 17.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F6EDB1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F6EDB1 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F6EDB1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F6EDB1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Tan color link
Light Tan

#FBEEAC

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Pastel Lemon color link
Pastel Lemon

#F6F3A9

Rising Star color link
Rising Star

#F7E5B7

Vanilla color link
Vanilla

#F3E5AB

Honeymoon color link
Honeymoon

#F4E1AF

Peach color link
Peach

#FFE5B4

Pale Peach color link
Pale Peach

#FFE5AD

Shalimar color link
Shalimar

#F8F6A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F6EDB1
  • RGB246, 237, 177
  • CMYK0, 4, 27, 4
  • CSSrgb(246, 237, 177)
  • HSL52°, 79%, 83%
  • HSL Precise52.174°, 79.31%, 82.941%
  • HSV52°, 28%, 96%
  • HSB52°, 28%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.965
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • GLSLvec3(0.965, 0.929, 0.694)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.965, 0.929, 0.694, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.965, 0.929, 0.694)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF6EDB1
  • DECIMAL ID16182705
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01