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#F6A374 Flaming Cauldron

#F6A374 is a light, moderately saturated orange named Flaming Cauldron. In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 63.9% green and 45.5% blue (rgb(246, 163, 116)). Its HSL value is 22° hue, 88% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 53% yellow and 4% black. #F6A374 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.41:1.

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Variations of #F6A374

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F6A374 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F6A374 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F6A374 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CEBE74
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAAC70
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDAB71
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CEBE74
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DAB573
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9497
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FE9D86
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9B2A9

#F6A374 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.02:1 Very poor#F6A374 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.41:1 Very good#F6A374 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F6A374 in CSS

/* Flaming Cauldron */
.color { color: #F6A374; }
.background { background-color: #F6A374; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F6A374; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(246 163 116);
color: hsl(22 88% 71%);
color: oklch(0.787 0.117 49.9);

#F6A374 FAQ

What color is #F6A374?

#F6A374 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Flaming Cauldron. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F6A374?

#F6A374 is rgb(246, 163, 116) in RGB, hsl(22, 88%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 34%, 53%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F6A374?

The complementary color of #F6A374 is #74C7F6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F6A374?

Black text has the best contrast on #F6A374: 10.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F6A374 a warm or cool color?

#F6A374 is a warm color.