Lemon Meringue (#F6EABE)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.20:1 — vs black: 17.43:1

Color values

  • HEX #F6EABE
  • RGB rgb(246, 234, 190)
  • HSL hsl(47, 22%, 96%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 4.88, 22.76, 3.53 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F6EABE based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Lemon Meringue
#F6EABE Base
#BECAF6
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Lemon Meringue
#F6EABE Base
#F6CEBE
#E6F6BE
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Lemon Meringue
#F6EABE Base
#BEF6EA
#EABEF6
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Lemon Meringue
#F6EABE Base
#BEE6F6
#CEBEF6
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Lemon Meringue
#F6EABE Base
#BEF6CE
#BECAF6
#F6BEE6
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Lemon Meringue
#F6EABE Base
#E3BF38
#EDD47B
#F1DE9A
#FBF6E2
#FCF8E9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Lemon Meringue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#161203
#5F4D0D
#A78817
#E2BB2E
#ECD376
Lemon Meringue #F6EABE Base
#F7EDC7
#F8EFCF
#FAF2D8
#FBF5E0
#FCF8E9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F6EABE. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F6EABE;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F6EABE;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F6EABE;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F6EABE,
        #F4F5F8
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F6EABE,
        #F4F5F8
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$lemon-meringue: #F6EABE;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$lemon-meringue-r: 246;
$lemon-meringue-g: 234;
$lemon-meringue-b: 190;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $lemon-meringue;
    color: rgba($lemon-meringue-r, $lemon-meringue-g, $lemon-meringue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Lemon Meringue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F6EABE How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #EEEEBE Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #EBEBBE Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FBE5E5 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #EAEAEA Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Lemon Meringue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Lemon Meringue #F6EABE Base
Blond #FAF0BE ΔE 2.05
Banana Mania #FAE7B5 ΔE 2.61
Vanilla #F3E5AB ΔE 3.50
Dutch White #EFDFBB ΔE 3.70

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.