What color is #F7EEC8?

#F7EEC8 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Banana Split. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Banana Split?

The RGB value is 247, 238, 200: 247 red, 238 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Banana Split?

The complementary color is #C8D1F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7EEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Banana Split color: hex code #F7EEC8

#F7EEC8 rgb(247, 238, 200)

Shades of beige

Banana Split has the hex code #F7EEC8. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 93.3% green and 78.4% blue (247, 238, 200).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 75% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

Banana Split (#F7EEC8) color codes

HEX	`#F7EEC8`
RGB	`rgb(247, 238, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 93.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 75%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 19%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.92, -2.99, 19.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.92, 19.74, 98.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.357, 85.095, 66.877)`
Decimal	`16248520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Banana Split, 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 #F7EEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7EEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	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 #F7EEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7eec8; }
.text { color: #f7eec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7eec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 238 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7eec8, #e9f7c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

See #F7EEC8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F7EEC8?: #F7EEC8 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Banana Split. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Banana Split?: The RGB value is 247, 238, 200: 247 red, 238 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Banana Split?: The complementary color is #C8D1F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7EEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.