Spanish Yellow (#F6B511)

The hex code for Spanish Yellow is #F6B511. It is rgb(246, 181, 17) in RGB, hsl(43, 93%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 93%, 4%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F6B511

HEX#F6B511

RGBrgb(246, 181, 17)

HSLhsl(43, 93%, 52%)

HSVhsv(43, 93%, 96%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 93%, 4%)

OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.165 82)

LABlab(78.27% 15.90 78.27)

LCHlch(78.27% 79.87 78.52)

Colors Closest to Spanish Yellow

Spanish Yellow is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Traffic Yellow#F7B500ΔE 1.99 Microsoft Yellow#FDB900ΔE 3.87 Selective Yellow#FFBA00ΔE 4.52 Orange-yellow#F5BD1FΔE 4.78 Mango#FDBE02ΔE 5.14 Ripe Mango#FFC324ΔE 5.26

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

#F6B511 Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 246 · G 181 · B 17	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 43° · S 93% · L 52%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 43° · S 93% · V 96%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 26% · Y 93% · K 4%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.82:1 vs white · 11.54:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Spanish Yellow 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.

TextWhite text1.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Spanish Yellow

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Spanish Yellow

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

Shades

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How Spanish Yellow 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#F6B511

Protanopia#C2C20C

Protanomaly#D9BD0E

Deuteranopia#CECE00

Deuteranomaly#DFC400

Tritanopia#FDAAAA

Tritanomaly#FAAF88

Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

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Using #F6B511 in Code

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

CSS custom property--spanish-yellow: #F6B511;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F6B511;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'spanish-yellow': '#F6B511' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.965, green: 0.710, blue: 0.067)

Android XML<color name="spanish_yellow">#F6B511</color>

SVG fillfill="#F6B511"

More Yellow Colors

Spanish Yellow sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

f6e2bb f5f5dc f6eabe f5f1cc f6f0bb f5e050 f6f6df f5c751 f7b500 f5c71a f7d378 f5bd1f fafad2 fedf00 ffde5c fffacd ffff6b 383800 666600 979244 bcbc15 cfcfc4 e5bb52 eeff1b

#F6B511 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Spanish Yellow?

The hex code for Spanish Yellow is #F6B511. That is rgb(246, 181, 17) in RGB, hsl(43, 93%, 52%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 93%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #F6B511?

#F6B511 is rgb(246, 181, 17) — red 246, green 181, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F6B511?

#F6B511 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 93%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F6B511 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F6B511 scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F6B511 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F6B511 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 orange (#FFA500) at a CIE76 distance of 11.95, which is visibly different.

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