What color is #FFF7DB?

#FFF7DB is a very light, vivid yellow known as Buttermelon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Buttermelon?

The RGB value is 255, 247, 219: 255 red, 247 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Buttermelon?

The complementary color is #DBE3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF7DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Buttermelon color: hex code #FFF7DB

#FFF7DB rgb(255, 247, 219)

Shades of beige

Buttermelon has the hex code #FFF7DB. It is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 96.9% green and 85.9% blue (255, 247, 219).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.58:1).

Buttermelon (#FFF7DB) color codes

HEX	`#FFF7DB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 247, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 96.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.19, -1.87, 14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.19, 14.54, 97.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.286, 92.897, 80.337)`
Decimal	`16775131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Buttermelon, 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 #FFF7DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF7DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.58:1	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 #FFF7DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff7db; }
.text { color: #fff7db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff7db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 247 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff7db, #f5ffdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFF7DB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFF7DB?: #FFF7DB is a very light, vivid yellow known as Buttermelon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Buttermelon?: The RGB value is 255, 247, 219: 255 red, 247 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Buttermelon?: The complementary color is #DBE3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF7DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.