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 #F7D163?

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 #F7D163?

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.

#F7D163 color

#F7D163 rgb(247, 209, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F7D163 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.

This exact color is also called Soaked in Sun.

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

#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 #F7D163, 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.

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 #F7D163?: 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 #F7D163?: 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.