Color #F6C42C

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #F6C42C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(246, 196, 44) — 96.5% red, 76.9% green, 17.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 79 / 4. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F6C42C is a pure, full-strength sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Saffron (#F4C430). Slightly further away sit Convocade (#F4C428) and Neon Gold (#FFC42E).

The recipe behind #F6C42C is rgb(246, 196, 44), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F6C42C: 12.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F6C42C color variations

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

#F6C42C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#F6C42C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#F6C42C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#F6C42C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

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#F6C42C 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

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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

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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

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

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Square

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

Square color scheme

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Nearest named colors to #F6C42C

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

Saffron

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Convocade

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Neon Gold

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Golden Dream

#F1CC2B

Bright Spark

#F3BE33

Sarvatxo

#FFC629

BOBCOIN

#F3BA2F

Turbo

#F5CC23

Ripe Mango

#FFC324

Bright Sun

#ECBD2C

Bite Me

#EBC525

Moon Yellow

#F0C420

#F6C42C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#F6C42C
RGB246, 196, 44
CMYK0, 20, 79, 4
CSSrgb(246, 196, 44)

HSL45°, 92%, 57%
HSL Precise45.149°, 91.818%, 56.863%
HSV45°, 82%, 96%
HSB45°, 82%, 96%

Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.965
Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173

GLSLvec3(0.965, 0.769, 0.173)
GLSL with alphavec4(0.965, 0.769, 0.173, 1.000)
HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.965, 0.769, 0.173)

Percentage of Red in RGB96.5%
Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%

Color FamilyYellow
Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
Lightness FamilyLight

HEX IDF6C42C
DECIMAL ID16172076
Name LengthThis color has no name

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