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#F6D8A7 Color

#F6D8A7 is rgb(246, 216, 167) in RGB, hsl(37, 81%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F6D8A7
HEX#F6D8A7
RGBrgb(246, 216, 167)
HSLhsl(37, 81%, 81%)
HSVhsv(37, 32%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(89.6% 0.072 79.8)
LABlab(88.00% 5.65 28.27)
LCHlch(88.00% 28.83 78.69)

What #F6D8A7 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 #F6D8A7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#F6D8A7 Channel Values

How #F6D8A7 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 216 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 81% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 32% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 32% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F6D8A7 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F6D8A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F6D8A7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F6D8A7

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F6D8A7.

How #F6D8A7 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#F6D8A7
Protanopia#DDDDA7
Protanomaly#E8DBA7
Deuteranopia#E3E3A6
Deuteranomaly#EBDEA6
Tritanopia#FAD3D3
Tritanomaly#F9D5C3
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

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Using #F6D8A7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f6d8a7: #F6D8A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F6D8A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f6d8a7': '#F6D8A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.965, green: 0.847, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_f6d8a7">#F6D8A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#F6D8A7"

More Orange Colors

#F6D8A7 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F6D8A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F6D8A7?

#F6D8A7 is a lightest orange — rgb(246, 216, 167) in RGB and hsl(37, 81%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.51.

What is the RGB value of #F6D8A7?

#F6D8A7 is rgb(246, 216, 167) — red 246, green 216, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F6D8A7?

#F6D8A7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F6D8A7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F6D8A7 scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F6D8A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F6D8A7 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 2.63, which is very hard to tell apart.

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