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#F6AC00 Spicy Sweetcorn

#F6AC00 is a light, vivid yellow named Spicy Sweetcorn. In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 67.5% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(246, 172, 0)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 100% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 100% yellow and 4% black. #F6AC00 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.82:1.

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Variations of #F6AC00

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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#F6AC00 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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#F6AC00 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F6AC00 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D9C114
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8AF00
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6B000
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9C114
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1BA05
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9892
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFA466
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBB7A3

#F6AC00 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#F6AC00 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.82:1 Very good#F6AC00 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F6AC00 in CSS

/* Spicy Sweetcorn */
.color { color: #F6AC00; }
.background { background-color: #F6AC00; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F6AC00; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(246 172 0);
color: hsl(42 100% 48%);
color: oklch(0.795 0.166 77.7);

#F6AC00 FAQ

What color is #F6AC00?

#F6AC00 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Spicy Sweetcorn. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F6AC00?

#F6AC00 is rgb(246, 172, 0) in RGB, hsl(42, 100%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 30%, 100%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F6AC00?

The complementary color of #F6AC00 is #004AF6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F6AC00?

Black text has the best contrast on #F6AC00: 10.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F6AC00 a warm or cool color?

#F6AC00 is a warm color.