Information about #F6A016 color

#F6A016 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F6A016 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(246, 160, 22) — 96.5% red, 62.7% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 34 / 88 / 4. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F6A016 presents itself as a maximally vivid orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mastercard Yellow (#F79E1B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kumquat (#FB9912) and Squash (#F2AB15).

In RGB terms — rgb(246, 160, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. No one has named #F6A016 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#F6A016 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F6A016 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F6A016

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F6A016
  • RGB246, 160, 22
  • CMYK0, 34, 88, 4
  • CSSrgb(246, 160, 22)
  • HSL37°, 93%, 53%
  • HSL Precise36.964°, 92.562%, 52.549%
  • HSV37°, 91%, 96%
  • HSB37°, 91%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.965
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.965, 0.627, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.965, 0.627, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.965, 0.627, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF6A016
  • DECIMAL ID16162838
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01