What color is #F8F7CC?

#F8F7CC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fizzy & Dizzy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F7CC?

The RGB value is 248, 247, 204: 248 red, 247 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F7CC?

The complementary color is #CCCDF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.17:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F7CC color

#F8F7CC rgb(248, 247, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8F7CC is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 96.9% green and 80% blue (248, 247, 204).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 76% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Fizzy & Dizzy (#F7F5C8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.17:1).

#F8F7CC color codes

HEX	`#F8F7CC`
RGB	`rgb(248, 247, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 96.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 76%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 18%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 18%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.34, -6.57, 20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.34, 21.86, 107.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.871, 90.839, 70.283)`
Decimal	`16316364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F7CC, 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 #F8F7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.17:1	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 #F8F7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f7cc; }
.text { color: #f8f7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 247 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f7cc, #e3f8cc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F8F7CC?: #F8F7CC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fizzy & Dizzy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F7CC?: The RGB value is 248, 247, 204: 248 red, 247 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F7CC?: The complementary color is #CCCDF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.17:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.