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#f6b168 color: Stirring Orange

#f6b168 is rgb(246, 177, 104) in RGB and oklch(81.085% 0.12076 66.232) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

81.1%
0.121
66°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • orange-300
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #f6b168

#f6b168 is a pastel light amber color. In OKLCH it has 81.1% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 66°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.84:1 contrast and black text 11.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Stirring Orange (#f6b064). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #f6b168 mixed with white

  1. f6b168
  2. f7b979
  3. f9c189
  4. fac998
  5. fbd1a7
  6. fcd9b6
  7. fde0c5
  8. fee8d3
  9. fef0e2
  10. fff7f0

Darker: #f6b168 mixed with black

  1. f6b168
  2. d69959
  3. b7834b
  4. 986c3e
  5. 7b5730
  6. 5f4224
  7. 452f18
  8. 2c1c0c
  9. 150c04
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f6b168 with less saturation

  1. f6b168
  2. f1b373
  3. ecb57d
  4. e7b786
  5. e2b890
  6. ddba98
  7. d7bca1
  8. d2bda9
  9. ccbeb1
  10. c7c0b9

Questions about #f6b168

What color is #f6b168?

#f6b168 is pastel light amber. The closest named color is Stirring Orange. In RGB it is rgb(246, 177, 104), in HSL hsl(30.85, 88.75%, 68.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(81.085% 0.12076 66.232).

What colors go well with #f6b168?

The complementary color of #f6b168 is #7dc9ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffa48a and #d8c15f. The triadic partners are #4edacd and #d5acff.

Is white or black text more readable on #f6b168?

Black text reads better on #f6b168: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and black gives 11.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f6b168 a warm or cool color?

#f6b168 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 66 degrees, its lightness 81.1% and its chroma 0.121.