What color is #F7F0D2?

#F7F0D2 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Buttered Up. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Buttered Up?

The RGB value is 247, 240, 210: 247 red, 240 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Buttered Up?

The complementary color is #D2D9F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7F0D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.35:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Buttered Up color: hex code #F7F0D2

#F7F0D2 rgb(247, 240, 210)

Shades of beige

Buttered Up has the hex code #F7F0D2. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 94.1% green and 82.4% blue (247, 240, 210).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 70% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.35:1).

Buttered Up (#F7F0D2) color codes

HEX	`#F7F0D2`
RGB	`rgb(247, 240, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 94.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 70%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 15%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.63, -2.52, 15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.63, 15.56, 99.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.15, 86.748, 73.429)`
Decimal	`16249042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Buttered Up, 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 #F7F0D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7F0D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.35:1	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 #F7F0D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7f0d2; }
.text { color: #f7f0d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7f0d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 240 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7f0d2, #ecf7d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

See #F7F0D2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F7F0D2?: #F7F0D2 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Buttered Up. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Buttered Up?: The RGB value is 247, 240, 210: 247 red, 240 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Buttered Up?: The complementary color is #D2D9F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7F0D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.35:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.