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#f6df67

a light, electric yellow · warm · closest name: Khaki

RGB
246, 223, 103
HSL
50°, 89%, 68%
CMYK
0, 9, 58, 4
Luminance
0.7335

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f6df67 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f6df67
Hue
50°
yellow
Saturation
89%
electric
Lightness
68%
light
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7335
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
17/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.67:1
Closest name
Khaki
ΔE2000 5.5
Where it sits
Hue50° of 360°
Saturation89%
Lightness68%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool17% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#f6df67
RGBrgb(246, 223, 103)
HSLhsl(50, 89%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 58%, 4%)
LABlab(88.6 -6.3 60.5)
LCHlch(88.6 60.8 95.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.900 0.141 98.6)
Decimal16179047
Display P3color(display-p3 0.965 0.875 0.404)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f6df67;
background-color: #f6df67;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f6df67] bg-[#f6df67]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f6df67;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.965, green: 0.875, blue: 0.404)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f6df67")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF6DF67)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(103, 223, 246)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #f6df67 · 15.67:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.34:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.67:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f6df67 as text scores 1.34:1 on white and 15.67:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f6df67 on white: 1.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f6df67 on black: 15.67:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F2DA5B
deuteranopia · #F8E26D
tritanopia · #FFD1C5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f6df67 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDFBF2
#FBF7E5
#F8F0C4
#F9E995
#f6df67
#F2D22B
#E7C40E
#C1A30B
#9A8309
#6F5F0B
#453B07
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FDFBF2Darkest = 950 · #453B07
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDFBF2;
  --brand-100: #FBF7E5;
  --brand-200: #F8F0C4;
  --brand-300: #F9E995;
  --brand-400: #f6df67;
  --brand-500: #F2D22B;
  --brand-600: #E7C40E;
  --brand-700: #C1A30B;
  --brand-800: #9A8309;
  --brand-900: #6F5F0B;
  --brand-950: #453B07;
  --brand: #f6df67;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f6df67

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF9F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDE5C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B8E4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0855C4
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#786607
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEFAE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#242214
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #f6df67

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#677EF6
Analogous left#F69767
Analogous right#C6F667
Split-complement 1#67C6F6
Split-complement 2#9767F6
Triadic 1#67F6DF
Triadic 2#DF67F6
Tetradic#67F697

RGB percentages

Red96.5%
Green87.5%
Blue40.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta9.3%
Yellow58.1%
Key (black)3.5%

Color previews

#f6df67 text on a black background

contrast 15.67:1

Card sample

#f6df67 text on a white background

contrast 1.34:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f6df67;
Background color
Panel with #f6df67 background
background-color: #f6df67;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f6df67;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(246, 223, 103, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(246, 223, 103, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f6df67;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6df67, #AEF667);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f6df67

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#f6df67 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#f6df67, answered

What color is #f6df67?

#f6df67 is a light electric yellow, closest to Khaki (ΔE2000 5.5). It sits at 50° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 68% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f6df67?

rgb(246, 223, 103) — 246 red, 223 green and 103 blue out of 255, or 96.5% / 87.5% / 40.4% by channel.

Is #f6df67 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7335 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 15.67:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f6df67?

Black. It scores 15.67:1 against #f6df67, versus 1.34:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f6df67?

#677EF6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #67C6F6 and #9767F6, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f6df67?

For interface work: #FAF9F4 as the surface, #EDE5C0 for borders, #9B8E4B for secondary text, #0855C4 as an accent and #786607 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F69767 and #C6F667 stays calm, while #677EF6 is the loudest partner.

What is #f6df67 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 9%, 58%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #f6df67 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 17 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F6BA67; nudged cooler, #DAF865.

Work with #f6df67 in the Color Lab