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#F6AA84 Color

#F6AA84 is rgb(246, 170, 132) in RGB, hsl(20, 86%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 46%, 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 8.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F6AA84
HEX#F6AA84
RGBrgb(246, 170, 132)
HSLhsl(20, 86%, 74%)
HSVhsv(20, 46%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 46%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.104 47.4)
LABlab(76.51% 25.66 31.43)
LCHlch(76.51% 40.57 50.78)

What #F6AA84 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 #F6AA84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.1Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 8.86Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 9.35Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 9.36Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 9.36Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 9.67

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

#F6AA84 Channel Values

How #F6AA84 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 170 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 86% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 46% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 46% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F6AA84 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F6AA84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F6AA84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F6AA84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F6AA84
Complementary
#84D0F6
Analogous
#F68497
Analogous
#F6E384
Triadic
#84F6AA
Triadic
#AA84F6
Split comp.
#84F6E3
Split comp.
#8497F6

Tints & Shades of #F6AA84

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

#F7B492
#F8C1A5
#F9CBB3
#FBD8C6
#FCE1D4
#FDEFE7

Shades

#F28954
#EF6825
#D15010
#A13E0C
#722C09
#421905

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F6AA84.

How #F6AA84 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#F6AA84
Protanopia#BABA83
Protanomaly#D5B484
Deuteranopia#C7C780
Deuteranomaly#DCBC82
Tritanopia#F9A6A6
Tritanomaly#F8A899
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F6AA84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f6aa84: #F6AA84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F6AA84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f6aa84': '#F6AA84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.965, green: 0.667, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_f6aa84">#F6AA84</color>
SVG fillfill="#F6AA84"

More Orange Colors

#F6AA84 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F6AA84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F6AA84?

#F6AA84 is a light orange — rgb(246, 170, 132) in RGB and hsl(20, 86%, 74%) 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 8.1.

What is the RGB value of #F6AA84?

#F6AA84 is rgb(246, 170, 132) — red 246, green 170, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F6AA84?

#F6AA84 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 46%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F6AA84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F6AA84 scores 1.91:1 against white and 11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F6AA84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F6AA84 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 8.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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