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#F6A988 Color

#F6A988 is rgb(246, 169, 136) in RGB, hsl(18, 86%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 45%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F6A988
HEX#F6A988
RGBrgb(246, 169, 136)
HSLhsl(18, 86%, 75%)
HSVhsv(18, 45%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 45%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.102 44)
LABlab(76.34% 26.44 29.10)
LCHlch(76.34% 39.32 47.74)

What #F6A988 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F6A988, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 6.99Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 8.22Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 8.94Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 9.49Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 10.02Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 10.53

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#F6A988 Channel Values

How #F6A988 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 246 · G 169 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 86% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 45% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 45% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F6A988 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F6A988 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F6A988

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F6A988; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F6A988
Complementary
#88D5F6
Analogous
#F6889E
Analogous
#F6E088
Triadic
#88F6A9
Triadic
#A988F6
Split comp.
#88F6E0
Split comp.
#889EF6

Tints & Shades of #F6A988

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F7B497
#F9C1AA
#FACCB8
#FBD6C6
#FCE0D4
#FDEEE7

Shades

#F38759
#EF652A
#D54B10
#A1390C
#722809
#421705

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F6A988.

How #F6A988 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F6A988
Protanopia#B9B987
Protanomaly#D4B388
Deuteranopia#C7C784
Deuteranomaly#DBBC86
Tritanopia#F8A5A5
Tritanomaly#F7A79A
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F6A988 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f6a988: #F6A988;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F6A988;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f6a988': '#F6A988' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.965, green: 0.663, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_f6a988">#F6A988</color>
SVG fillfill="#F6A988"

More Orange Colors

#F6A988 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F6A988 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F6A988?

#F6A988 is a light orange — rgb(246, 169, 136) in RGB and hsl(18, 86%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #F6A988?

#F6A988 is rgb(246, 169, 136) — red 246, green 169, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F6A988?

#F6A988 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 45%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F6A988 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F6A988 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F6A988 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F6A988 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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