Information about #F6CD55 color

#F6CD55 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F6CD55 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(246, 205, 85) — 96.5% red, 80.4% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 63 / 4. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F6CD55 is a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Maize (#F4D054). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kournikova (#F9D054) and Portica (#F0D555).

In RGB terms — rgb(246, 205, 85) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F6CD55: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. #F6CD55 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#F6CD55 color variations

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

#F6CD55 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 #F6CD55

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

Maize color link
Maize

#F4D054

Kournikova color link
Kournikova

#F9D054

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Charger color link
Charger

#F9C24E

Bardot color link
Bardot

#F3C762

Chickadee color link
Chickadee

#FFC34D

Cream Can color link
Cream Can

#EEC051

Starbell color link
Starbell

#EBC155

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F6CD55
  • RGB246, 205, 85
  • CMYK0, 16, 63, 4
  • CSSrgb(246, 205, 85)
  • HSL45°, 90%, 65%
  • HSL Precise44.72°, 89.944%, 64.902%
  • HSV45°, 65%, 96%
  • HSB45°, 65%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.965
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.965, 0.804, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.965, 0.804, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.965, 0.804, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF6CD55
  • DECIMAL ID16174421
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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