Information about #F6E15A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#F6E15A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(246, 225, 90) — 96.5% red, 88.2% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 61 / 4. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #F6E15A reads as a pure, full-strength sunny yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spring Yellow (#F5E35D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Naples Yellow (#FADA5E) and Dull Yellow (#EEDC5B).

The recipe behind #F6E15A is rgb(246, 225, 90), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F6E15A: 15.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. #F6E15A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#F6E15A color variations

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

#F6E15A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F6E15A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F6E15A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F6E15A 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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#F6E15A 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.

Triadic color scheme
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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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#F65ABD
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Nearest named colors to #F6E15A

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

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Naples Yellow color link
Naples Yellow

#FADA5E

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Minion Yellow color link
Minion Yellow

#F5E050

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Energy Yellow color link
Energy Yellow

#F5D752

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Light Mustard color link
Light Mustard

#F7D560

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

#F6E15A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F6E15A
  • RGB246, 225, 90
  • CMYK0, 8, 61, 4
  • CSSrgb(246, 225, 90)
  • HSL52°, 90%, 66%
  • HSL Precise51.923°, 89.655%, 65.882%
  • HSV52°, 63%, 96%
  • HSB52°, 63%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.965
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.965, 0.882, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.965, 0.882, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.965, 0.882, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF6E15A
  • DECIMAL ID16179546
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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