What color is #F7E6BC?

#F7E6BC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Gentle Glow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7E6BC?

The RGB value is 247, 230, 188: 247 red, 230 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7E6BC?

The complementary color is #BCCDF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7E6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7E6BC color

#F7E6BC rgb(247, 230, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F7E6BC is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 90.2% green and 73.7% blue (247, 230, 188).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 79% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 24% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Glow (#F6E5B9), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#F7E6BC color codes

HEX	`#F7E6BC`
RGB	`rgb(247, 230, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 90.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 79%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 24%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 24%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.69, -0.62, 22.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.69, 22.6, 91.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.732, 80, 59.019)`
Decimal	`16246460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7E6BC, 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 #F7E6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7E6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	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 #F7E6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7e6bc; }
.text { color: #f7e6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7e6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 230 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7e6bc, #ebf7bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #F7E6BC?: #F7E6BC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Gentle Glow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7E6BC?: The RGB value is 247, 230, 188: 247 red, 230 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7E6BC?: The complementary color is #BCCDF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7E6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.