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#F6CABB Color

#F6CABB is rgb(246, 202, 187) in RGB, hsl(15, 77%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F6CABB
HEX#F6CABB
RGBrgb(246, 202, 187)
HSLhsl(15, 77%, 85%)
HSVhsv(15, 24%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.054 39.7)
LABlab(84.92% 14.44 13.68)
LCHlch(84.92% 19.90 43.45)

What #F6CABB 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 #F6CABB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Millennial Pink#F3CFC6ΔE 5.03Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 6.13Unbleached Silk#FFDDCAΔE 7.21Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 7.27Light Red#FFCCCBΔE 7.38Baby Pink#F4C2C2ΔE 7.87

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

#F6CABB Channel Values

How #F6CABB 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 202 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 77% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 24% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 24% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F6CABB 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F6CABB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F6CABB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F6CABB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F6CABB
Complementary
#BBE7F6
Analogous
#F6BBCA
Analogous
#F6E7BB
Triadic
#BBF6CA
Triadic
#CABBF6
Split comp.
#BBF6E7
Split comp.
#BBCAF6

Tints & Shades of #F6CABB

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

#F7D1C4
#F9D8CD
#FADFD6
#FAE3DB
#FBEAE4
#FDF1ED

Shades

#EFA085
#E97953
#E24E1D
#B03D17
#7A2A10
#481909

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F6CABB.

How #F6CABB 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#F6CABB
Protanopia#D2D2BB
Protanomaly#E2CFBB
Deuteranopia#DADAB9
Deuteranomaly#E6D4BA
Tritanopia#F7C8C8
Tritanomaly#F7C9C3
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

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Using #F6CABB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f6cabb: #F6CABB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F6CABB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f6cabb': '#F6CABB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.965, green: 0.792, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_f6cabb">#F6CABB</color>
SVG fillfill="#F6CABB"

More Orange Colors

#F6CABB sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F6CABB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F6CABB?

#F6CABB is a lightest orange — rgb(246, 202, 187) in RGB and hsl(15, 77%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #F6CABB?

#F6CABB is rgb(246, 202, 187) — red 246, green 202, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F6CABB?

#F6CABB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F6CABB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F6CABB scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F6CABB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F6CABB 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 10.1, which is visibly different.

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