What color is #F7FF8C?

#F7FF8C is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7FF8C?

The RGB value is 247, 255, 140: 247 red, 255 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7FF8C?

The complementary color is #948CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7FF8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.64:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7FF8C color

#F7FF8C rgb(247, 255, 140)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F7FF8C is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 100% green and 54.9% blue (247, 255, 140).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#FDFD96), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.64:1).

#F7FF8C color codes

HEX	`#F7FF8C`
RGB	`rgb(247, 255, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 100%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 45%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 45%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.3, -18.56, 53.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.3, 56.87, 109.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.853, 93.189, 38.639)`
Decimal	`16252812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7FF8C, 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 #F7FF8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7FF8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.64:1	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 #F7FF8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7ff8c; }
.text { color: #f7ff8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7ff8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 255 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7ff8c, #beff8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F7FF8C?: #F7FF8C is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7FF8C?: The RGB value is 247, 255, 140: 247 red, 255 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7FF8C?: The complementary color is #948CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7FF8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.64:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.