What color is #F7F495?

#F7F495 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yippie Ya Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7F495?

The RGB value is 247, 244, 149: 247 red, 244 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7F495?

The complementary color is #9598F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7F495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7F495 color

#F7F495 rgb(247, 244, 149)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F7F495 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 95.7% green and 58.4% blue (247, 244, 149).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 86% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 40% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Yippie Ya Yellow (#F9F59F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.33:1).

#F7F495 color codes

HEX	`#F7F495`
RGB	`rgb(247, 244, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 95.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 86%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 40%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 40%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.59, -12.32, 46.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.59, 47.7, 104.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.134, 86.647, 41.142)`
Decimal	`16250005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7F495, 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 #F7F495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7F495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.33:1	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 #F7F495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7f495; }
.text { color: #f7f495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7f495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 244 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7f495, #c9f795); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F7F495?: #F7F495 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yippie Ya Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7F495?: The RGB value is 247, 244, 149: 247 red, 244 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7F495?: The complementary color is #9598F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7F495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.