What color is #F7D788?

#F7D788 is a light, vivid orange known as Pancake. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pancake?

The RGB value is 247, 215, 136: 247 red, 215 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pancake?

The complementary color is #88A8F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7D788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pancake color: hex code #F7D788

#F7D788 rgb(247, 215, 136)

Shades of yellow

Pancake has the hex code #F7D788. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 84.3% green and 53.3% blue (247, 215, 136).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 87% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 45% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

Pancake (#F7D788) color codes

HEX	`#F7D788`
RGB	`rgb(247, 215, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 84.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 87%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 45%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 45%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.07, 0.94, 42.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.07, 42.98, 88.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.104, 70.156, 33.294)`
Decimal	`16242568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pancake, 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 #F7D788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7D788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #F7D788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7d788; }
.text { color: #f7d788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7d788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 215 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7d788, #e0f788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #F7D788 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F7D788?: #F7D788 is a light, vivid orange known as Pancake. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pancake?: The RGB value is 247, 215, 136: 247 red, 215 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pancake?: The complementary color is #88A8F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7D788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.