What color is #FFF7C2?

#FFF7C2 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fondue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF7C2?

The RGB value is 255, 247, 194: 255 red, 247 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF7C2?

The complementary color is #C2CAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF7C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF7C2 color

#FFF7C2 rgb(255, 247, 194)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF7C2 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 96.9% green and 76.1% blue (255, 247, 194).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fondue (#FDF5C4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.34:1).

#FFF7C2 color codes

HEX	`#FFF7C2`
RGB	`rgb(255, 247, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 96.9%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.69, -5.45, 26.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.69, 27.06, 101.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.238, 91.678, 64.287)`
Decimal	`16775106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF7C2, 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 #FFF7C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF7C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.34:1	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 #FFF7C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff7c2; }
.text { color: #fff7c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff7c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 247 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff7c2, #e8ffc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFF7C2?: #FFF7C2 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fondue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF7C2?: The RGB value is 255, 247, 194: 255 red, 247 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF7C2?: The complementary color is #C2CAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF7C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.