What color is #F7E7CE?

#F7E7CE is a very light, moderate orange known as Champagne. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Champagne?

The RGB value is 247, 231, 206: 247 red, 231 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Champagne?

The complementary color is #CEDEF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7E7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Champagne color: hex code #F7E7CE

#F7E7CE rgb(247, 231, 206)

Shades of beige

Champagne has the hex code #F7E7CE. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 90.6% green and 80.8% blue (247, 231, 206).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 72% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

Champagne (#F7E7CE) color codes

HEX	`#F7E7CE`
RGB	`rgb(247, 231, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 90.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 72%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 17%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.3, 1.45, 14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.3, 14.21, 84.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.074, 81.384, 69.976)`
Decimal	`16246734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Champagne, 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 #F7E7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7E7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	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 #F7E7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7e7ce; }
.text { color: #f7e7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7e7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 231 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7e7ce, #f3f7ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F7E7CE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F7E7CE?: #F7E7CE is a very light, moderate orange known as Champagne. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Champagne?: The RGB value is 247, 231, 206: 247 red, 231 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Champagne?: The complementary color is #CEDEF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7E7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.