What color is #F7E7DD?

#F7E7DD is a very light, moderate orange known as Grandma’s Cameo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grandma’s Cameo?

The RGB value is 247, 231, 221: 247 red, 231 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grandma’s Cameo?

The complementary color is #DDEDF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7E7DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grandma’s Cameo color: hex code #F7E7DD

#F7E7DD rgb(247, 231, 221)

Shades of beige

Grandma’s Cameo has the hex code #F7E7DD. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 90.6% green and 86.7% blue (247, 231, 221).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 62% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

Grandma’s Cameo (#F7E7DD) color codes

HEX	`#F7E7DD`
RGB	`rgb(247, 231, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 90.6%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 62%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 11%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.64, 3.78, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.64, 7.79, 60.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.984, 82.148, 80.035)`
Decimal	`16246749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grandma’s Cameo, 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 #F7E7DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7E7DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #F7E7DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7e7dd; }
.text { color: #f7e7dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7e7dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 231 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7e7dd, #f7f4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

See #F7E7DD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F7E7DD?: #F7E7DD is a very light, moderate orange known as Grandma’s Cameo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grandma’s Cameo?: The RGB value is 247, 231, 221: 247 red, 231 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grandma’s Cameo?: The complementary color is #DDEDF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7E7DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.