Information about Spanish Yellow color

#F6B511 - Spanish Yellow color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F6B511, known as "Spanish Yellow", falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(246, 181, 17) — 96.5% red, 71% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 90 / 4. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F6B511 is a intensely saturated orange that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Real Racing Roots Yellow (#FAB217). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lithuania Yellow (#FDB913) and Google Yellow (#EEB211).

In RGB terms — rgb(246, 181, 17) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. The name "Spanish Yellow" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Spanish Yellow color variations

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

Spanish Yellow color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Spanish Yellow

#F6B511
#F8C442

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#F9D371

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#FBE1A0

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#FDF0CF

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White

#FFFFFF

Spanish Yellow color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Spanish Yellow

#F6B511
#CC9407

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#996F05

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#664A03

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#332501

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Black

#000000

Spanish Yellow color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Spanish Yellow

#F6B511
#DFAB27

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#C7A03D

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#B09552

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#988A68

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Grey

#808080

Spanish Yellow color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#25F612

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#80F612

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#DBF612

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Spanish Yellow

#F6B511
#F65A12

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#F61225

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#F61280

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Spanish Yellow 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
#F6B511
Spanish Yellow

#F6B511

#1353F6
#1353F6

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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
#F6B511
Spanish Yellow

#F6B511

#4413F6
#4413F6

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#13C5F6
#13C5F6

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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
#C5F613
#C5F613

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#F6B511
Spanish Yellow

#F6B511

#F64413
#F64413

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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
#F6B511
Spanish Yellow

#F6B511

#13F6B6
#13F6B6

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#B613F6
#B613F6

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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
#F6B511
Spanish Yellow

#F6B511

#53F613
#53F613

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#1353F6
#1353F6

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#B613F6
#B613F6

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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
#F6B511
Spanish Yellow

#F6B511

#13F644
#13F644

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#1353F6
#1353F6

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#F613C5
#F613C5

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Nearest named colors to Spanish Yellow

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Real Racing Roots Yellow color link
Real Racing Roots Yellow

#FAB217

Lithuania Yellow color link
Lithuania Yellow

#FDB913

Google Yellow color link
Google Yellow

#EEB211

Orangey Yellow color link
Orangey Yellow

#FDB915

Cadmium Yellow Light color link
Cadmium Yellow Light

#FFB00F

Squash color link
Squash

#F2AB15

Golden Rod color link
Golden Rod

#F9BC08

Real Madrid Gold color link
Real Madrid Gold

#FEBE10

Trust Yellow color link
Trust Yellow

#EEBE15

Yellowish Orange color link
Yellowish Orange

#FFAB0F

South Africa Gold color link
South Africa Gold

#FFB81C

Dark Tangerine color link
Dark Tangerine

#FFA812

Spanish Yellow color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#F6B511 - Spanish Yellow color image Spanish Yellow color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#F6B511 - Spanish Yellow color image Spanish Yellow color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F6B511
  • RGB246, 181, 17
  • CMYK0, 25, 90, 4
  • CSSrgb(246, 181, 17)
  • HSL43°, 93%, 52%
  • HSL Precise42.969°, 92.713%, 51.569%
  • HSV43°, 93%, 96%
  • HSB43°, 93%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.965
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.965, 0.710, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.965, 0.710, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.965, 0.710, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF6B511
  • DECIMAL ID16168209
  • Name Length14
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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