What color is #F7F3DA?

#F7F3DA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Thunder & Lightning. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7F3DA?

The RGB value is 247, 243, 218: 247 red, 243 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7F3DA?

The complementary color is #DADEF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7F3DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7F3DA color

#F7F3DA rgb(247, 243, 218)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F7F3DA is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 95.3% green and 85.5% blue (247, 243, 218).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 64% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Thunder & Lightning (#F9F5DB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.79:1).

#F7F3DA color codes

HEX	`#F7F3DA`
RGB	`rgb(247, 243, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 95.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 64%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 12%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.55, -2.81, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.55, 12.85, 102.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.062, 88.938, 79.107)`
Decimal	`16249818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7F3DA, 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 #F7F3DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7F3DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.79:1	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 #F7F3DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7f3da; }
.text { color: #f7f3da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7f3da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 243 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7f3da, #edf7da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F7F3DA?: #F7F3DA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Thunder & Lightning. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7F3DA?: The RGB value is 247, 243, 218: 247 red, 243 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7F3DA?: The complementary color is #DADEF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7F3DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.