What color is #F7EDCA?

#F7EDCA is a very light, moderate yellow known as Mother’s Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7EDCA?

The RGB value is 247, 237, 202: 247 red, 237 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7EDCA?

The complementary color is #CAD4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7EDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7EDCA color

#F7EDCA rgb(247, 237, 202)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F7EDCA is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 92.9% green and 79.2% blue (247, 237, 202).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 74% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 3% black.

This exact color is also called Mother’s Milk.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#F7EDCA color codes

HEX	`#F7EDCA`
RGB	`rgb(247, 237, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 92.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 74%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 18%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.71, -2.2, 18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.71, 18.32, 96.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.302, 84.608, 68.019)`
Decimal	`16248266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7EDCA, 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 #F7EDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7EDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #F7EDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7edca; }
.text { color: #f7edca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7edca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 237 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7edca, #ebf7ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F7EDCA?: #F7EDCA is a very light, moderate yellow known as Mother’s Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7EDCA?: The RGB value is 247, 237, 202: 247 red, 237 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7EDCA?: The complementary color is #CAD4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7EDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.