What color is #F7E0B0?

#F7E0B0 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pasta. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7E0B0?

The RGB value is 247, 224, 176: 247 red, 224 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7E0B0?

The complementary color is #B0C7F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7E0B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7E0B0 color

#F7E0B0 rgb(247, 224, 176)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F7E0B0 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 87.8% green and 69% blue (247, 224, 176).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 82% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 29% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Pasta (#F7DFAF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#F7E0B0 color codes

HEX	`#F7E0B0`
RGB	`rgb(247, 224, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 87.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 82%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 29%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 29%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.96, 0.85, 26.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.96, 26.44, 88.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.851, 76.222, 51.941)`
Decimal	`16244912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7E0B0, 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 #F7E0B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7E0B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	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 #F7E0B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7e0b0; }
.text { color: #f7e0b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7e0b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 224 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7e0b0, #ebf7b0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F7E0B0?: #F7E0B0 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pasta. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7E0B0?: The RGB value is 247, 224, 176: 247 red, 224 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7E0B0?: The complementary color is #B0C7F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7E0B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.