What color is #F7EB73?

#F7EB73 is a light, vivid yellow known as Limon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Limon?

The RGB value is 247, 235, 115: 247 red, 235 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Limon?

The complementary color is #737FF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7EB73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Limon color: hex code #F7EB73

#F7EB73 rgb(247, 235, 115)

Shades of yellow

Limon has the hex code #F7EB73. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 92.2% green and 45.1% blue (247, 235, 115).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 89% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 53% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

Limon (#F7EB73) color codes

HEX	`#F7EB73`
RGB	`rgb(247, 235, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 92.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 89%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 53%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 53%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.88, -10.97, 58.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.88, 59.84, 100.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.163, 80.431, 27.992)`
Decimal	`16247667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Limon, 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 #F7EB73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7EB73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #F7EB73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7eb73; }
.text { color: #f7eb73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7eb73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 235 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7eb73, #c1f773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

See #F7EB73 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F7EB73?: #F7EB73 is a light, vivid yellow known as Limon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Limon?: The RGB value is 247, 235, 115: 247 red, 235 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Limon?: The complementary color is #737FF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7EB73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.