Palettes / Colors / #F6E9B2

#F6E9B2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#F6E9B2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F6E9B2 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B1BEF6; it also sits naturally between #F6C7B1 and #E0F6B1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 91% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 28% · Key 4%

Previews

CSS code for #F6E9B2

.text { color: #F6E9B2; }
.background { background-color: #F6E9B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F6E9B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(246, 233, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 79%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F6E9B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(246, 233, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F6E9B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(246, 233, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F6E9B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F6E9B2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1BEF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F6E9B2: #000000.

How #F6E9B2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #F6E9B2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F6E9B1  ·  #F6E9B3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F6E9B2?

#F6E9B2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 246, 233, 178). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F6E9B2?

#F6E9B2 is RGB 246, 233, 178 — HSL 49°, 79%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 28%, 4%.

What colors go with #F6E9B2?

Its complement is #B1BEF6; analogous partners are #F6C7B1 and #E0F6B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F6E9B2 for text?

Black text on #F6E9B2 has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.