Information about #F6EFAE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #F6EFAE belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(246, 239, 174) (96.5% red, 93.7% green, 68.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 3 / 28 / 4 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #F6EFAE has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Tan (#FBEEAC). Slightly further away sit Pastel Lemon (#F6F3A9) and Shalimar (#F8F6A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(246, 239, 174) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F6EFAE: 17.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F6EFAE color variations

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

#F6EFAE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F6EFAE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F6EFAE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F6EFAE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#F6EFAE 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #F6EFAE

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

Pastel Lemon color link
Pastel Lemon

#F6F3A9

Shalimar color link
Shalimar

#F8F6A8

Vanilla color link
Vanilla

#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod color link
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Australian Mint color link
Australian Mint

#EFF8AA

Medium Goldenrod color link
Medium Goldenrod

#EAEAAE

Rising Star color link
Rising Star

#F7E5B7

Pale Peach color link
Pale Peach

#FFE5AD

Honeymoon color link
Honeymoon

#F4E1AF

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

#F6EFAE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F6EFAE
  • RGB246, 239, 174
  • CMYK0, 3, 28, 4
  • CSSrgb(246, 239, 174)
  • HSL54°, 80%, 82%
  • HSL Precise54.167°, 80%, 82.353%
  • HSV54°, 29%, 96%
  • HSB54°, 29%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.965
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.965, 0.937, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.965, 0.937, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.965, 0.937, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF6EFAE
  • DECIMAL ID16183214
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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