#F6BD60 · near Saffron

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#F6BD60 (RGB 246, 189, 96) is a medium, moderately saturated yellow, closest to Saffron and near Amber and Cantaloupe. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #F6BD60 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 83% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 78°.

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HEX#F6BD60
RGBrgb(246, 189, 96)
HSLhsl(37, 89%, 67%)
CMYK0, 23, 61, 4
CSS var--saffron
Contrast1.7:1 white · 12.37:1 black

Similar named colors

Saffron #F4C430Amber #FFBF00Cantaloupe #FFA62FOrange #FFA500Light Tan #E8C39E

How to use #F6BD60

Black text passes WCAG AA on #F6BD60 (12.37:1); white text does not (1.7:1).

For a calm scheme pair #F6BD60 with its analogous neighbors #F67160 and #E4F660; for contrast use its complement #6099F6 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--saffron: #F6BD60;

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#F6BD60 hex color card: near Saffron, RGB 246, 189, 96
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Shades & tints

#312613#624C26#94713A#C5974D#F6BD60#F8CA80#FAD7A0#FBE5BF#FDF2DF

Color harmonies for #F6BD60

Complementary

#F6BD60#6099F6

Analogous

#F6BD60#F67160#E4F660

Triadic

#F6BD60#60F6BC#BC60F6

Split complementary

#F6BD60#60E4F6#7160F6

Tetradic

#F6BD60#60F671#6099F6#F660E4

Palettes with #F6BD60