What color is #FFF7D1?

#FFF7D1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Stereotypical Duck. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF7D1?

The RGB value is 255, 247, 209: 255 red, 247 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF7D1?

The complementary color is #D1D9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF7D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.48:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF7D1 color

#FFF7D1 rgb(255, 247, 209)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF7D1 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 96.9% green and 82% blue (255, 247, 209).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 100% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Stereotypical Duck (#FFF5CF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.48:1).

#FFF7D1 color codes

HEX	`#FFF7D1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 247, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 96.9%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 100%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 18%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.98, -3.35, 19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.98, 19.55, 99.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.009, 92.386, 73.611)`
Decimal	`16775121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF7D1, 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 #FFF7D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF7D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.48:1	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 #FFF7D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff7d1; }
.text { color: #fff7d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff7d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 247 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff7d1, #f0ffd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #FFF7D1?: #FFF7D1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Stereotypical Duck. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF7D1?: The RGB value is 255, 247, 209: 255 red, 247 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF7D1?: The complementary color is #D1D9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF7D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.48:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.