What color is #F7E82E?

#F7E82E is a vivid yellow known as Banana Bombshell. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Banana Bombshell?

The RGB value is 247, 232, 46: 247 red, 232 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Banana Bombshell?

The complementary color is #2E3DF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7E82E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Banana Bombshell color: hex code #F7E82E

#F7E82E rgb(247, 232, 46)

Shades of yellow

Banana Bombshell has the hex code #F7E82E. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 91% green and 18% blue (247, 232, 46).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 93% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 81% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

Banana Bombshell (#F7E82E) color codes

HEX	`#F7E82E`
RGB	`rgb(247, 232, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 91%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 93%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 81%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 81%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.64, -13.09, 82.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.64, 83.91, 98.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.711, 77.687, 14.013)`
Decimal	`16246830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Banana Bombshell, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F7E82E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7E82E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F7E82E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7e82e; }
.text { color: #f7e82e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7e82e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 232 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7e82e, #a2f72e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F7E82E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F7E82E?: #F7E82E is a vivid yellow known as Banana Bombshell. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Banana Bombshell?: The RGB value is 247, 232, 46: 247 red, 232 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Banana Bombshell?: The complementary color is #2E3DF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7E82E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.