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#F6EFA7 Color

#F6EFA7 is rgb(246, 239, 167) in RGB, hsl(55, 81%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 32%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F6EFA7
HEX#F6EFA7
RGBrgb(246, 239, 167)
HSLhsl(55, 81%, 81%)
HSVhsv(55, 32%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 32%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(94.1% 0.091 103.3)
LABlab(93.76% -5.35 35.81)
LCHlch(93.76% 36.21 98.50)

What #F6EFA7 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 #F6EFA7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 5.36Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 7.39Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 7.44Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 7.93Khaki#F0E68CΔE 9.7Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 11.17

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

#F6EFA7 Channel Values

How #F6EFA7 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 239 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 81% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 32% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 32% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F6EFA7 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F6EFA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F6EFA7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F6EFA7
Complementary
#A7AEF6
Analogous
#F6C8A7
Analogous
#D5F6A7
Triadic
#A7F6EF
Triadic
#EFA7F6
Split comp.
#A7D5F6
Split comp.
#C8A7F6

Tints & Shades of #F6EFA7

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

#F7F1B1
#F8F3BE
#F9F5C8
#FBF8D5
#FCF9DF
#FDFCED

Shades

#F0E675
#EBDD42
#DECD17
#AB9E12
#786F0D
#454007

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F6EFA7.

How #F6EFA7 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#F6EFA7
Protanopia#F0F0A7
Protanomaly#F3F0A7
Deuteranopia#F1F1A7
Deuteranomaly#F3F0A7
Tritanopia#FDE8E8
Tritanomaly#FAEBD1
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

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Using #F6EFA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f6efa7: #F6EFA7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F6EFA7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f6efa7': '#F6EFA7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.965, green: 0.937, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_f6efa7">#F6EFA7</color>
SVG fillfill="#F6EFA7"

More Yellow Colors

#F6EFA7 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#F6EFA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F6EFA7?

#F6EFA7 is a lightest yellow — rgb(246, 239, 167) in RGB and hsl(55, 81%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #F6EFA7?

#F6EFA7 is rgb(246, 239, 167) — red 246, green 239, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F6EFA7?

#F6EFA7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 32%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F6EFA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F6EFA7 scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F6EFA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F6EFA7 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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