What color is #F7E06D?

#F7E06D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sweet Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7E06D?

The RGB value is 247, 224, 109: 247 red, 224 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7E06D?

The complementary color is #6D84F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7E06D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7E06D color

#F7E06D rgb(247, 224, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F7E06D is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 87.8% green and 42.7% blue (247, 224, 109).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 90% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 56% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Corn (#F9E176), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#F7E06D color codes

HEX	`#F7E06D`
RGB	`rgb(247, 224, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 87.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 90%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 56%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 56%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.01, -5.94, 58.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.01, 58.54, 95.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.776, 74.192, 25.216)`
Decimal	`16244845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7E06D, 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 #F7E06D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7E06D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #F7E06D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7e06d; }
.text { color: #f7e06d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7e06d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 224 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7e06d, #c9f76d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #F7E06D?: #F7E06D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sweet Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7E06D?: The RGB value is 247, 224, 109: 247 red, 224 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7E06D?: The complementary color is #6D84F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7E06D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.