What color is #F7D163?

#F7D163 is a light, vivid orange known as Soaked in Sun. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Soaked in Sun?

The RGB value is 247, 209, 99: 247 red, 209 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Soaked in Sun?

The complementary color is #6389F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7D163?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Soaked in Sun color: hex code #F7D163

#F7D163 rgb(247, 209, 99)

Shades of yellow

Soaked in Sun has the hex code #F7D163. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 82% green and 38.8% blue (247, 209, 99).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 90% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 60% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

Soaked in Sun (#F7D163) color codes

HEX	`#F7D163`
RGB	`rgb(247, 209, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 82%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 90%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 60%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 60%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.14, 0.96, 58.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.14, 58.37, 89.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.413, 66.279, 21.255)`
Decimal	`16240995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Soaked in Sun, 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 #F7D163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7D163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #F7D163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7d163; }
.text { color: #f7d163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7d163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 209 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7d163, #d3f763); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #F7D163 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F7D163?: #F7D163 is a light, vivid orange known as Soaked in Sun. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Soaked in Sun?: The RGB value is 247, 209, 99: 247 red, 209 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Soaked in Sun?: The complementary color is #6389F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7D163?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.