What color is #F7EAD7?

#F7EAD7 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mimosa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7EAD7?

The RGB value is 247, 234, 215: 247 red, 234 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7EAD7?

The complementary color is #D7E4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7EAD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7EAD7 color

#F7EAD7 rgb(247, 234, 215)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F7EAD7 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 91.8% green and 84.3% blue (247, 234, 215).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 67% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Mimosa (#F5E9D5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

#F7EAD7 color codes

HEX	`#F7EAD7`
RGB	`rgb(247, 234, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 91.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 67%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 13%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.24, 1.29, 10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.24, 10.88, 83.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.045, 83.527, 76.182)`
Decimal	`16247511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7EAD7, 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 #F7EAD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7EAD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	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 #F7EAD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7ead7; }
.text { color: #f7ead7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7ead7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 234 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7ead7, #f4f7d7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F7EAD7?: #F7EAD7 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mimosa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7EAD7?: The RGB value is 247, 234, 215: 247 red, 234 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7EAD7?: The complementary color is #D7E4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7EAD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.