What color is #F7DFAF?

#F7DFAF is a very light, vivid orange known as Pasta. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pasta?

The RGB value is 247, 223, 175: 247 red, 223 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pasta?

The complementary color is #AFC7F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7DFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pasta color: hex code #F7DFAF

#F7DFAF rgb(247, 223, 175)

Shades of beige

Pasta has the hex code #F7DFAF. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 87.5% green and 68.6% blue (247, 223, 175).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 82% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 29% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

Pasta (#F7DFAF) color codes

HEX	`#F7DFAF`
RGB	`rgb(247, 223, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 87.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 82%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 29%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 29%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.7, 1.23, 26.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.7, 26.6, 87.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.484, 75.647, 51.332)`
Decimal	`16244655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pasta, 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 #F7DFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7DFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #F7DFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7dfaf; }
.text { color: #f7dfaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7dfaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 223 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7dfaf, #ebf7af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F7DFAF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F7DFAF?: #F7DFAF is a very light, vivid orange known as Pasta. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pasta?: The RGB value is 247, 223, 175: 247 red, 223 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pasta?: The complementary color is #AFC7F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7DFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.