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#F7A987 Color

#F7A987 is rgb(247, 169, 135) in RGB, hsl(18, 88%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 45%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F7A987
HEX#F7A987
RGBrgb(247, 169, 135)
HSLhsl(18, 88%, 75%)
HSVhsv(18, 45%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 45%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.104 44.4)
LABlab(76.44% 26.76 29.78)
LCHlch(76.44% 40.04 48.06)

What #F7A987 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F7A987, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 7.03Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 8.07Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 8.47Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 8.82Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.96Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 10.49

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#F7A987 Channel Values

How #F7A987 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 247 · G 169 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 88% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 45% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 45% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F7A987 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F7A987

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F7A987; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F7A987
Complementary
#87D6F7
Analogous
#F7879E
Analogous
#F7E187
Triadic
#87F7A9
Triadic
#A987F7
Split comp.
#87F7E1
Split comp.
#879EF7

Tints & Shades of #F7A987

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F8B396
#F9C1A9
#FACBB7
#FBD6C5
#FCE0D4
#FDEEE7

Shades

#F48657
#F16427
#D84A0E
#A3380A
#732807
#431704

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F7A987.

How #F7A987 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F7A987
Protanopia#B9B986
Protanomaly#D5B387
Deuteranopia#C7C783
Deuteranomaly#DCBC85
Tritanopia#F9A5A5
Tritanomaly#F8A79A
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

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Using #F7A987 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f7a987: #F7A987;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F7A987;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f7a987': '#F7A987' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.969, green: 0.663, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_f7a987">#F7A987</color>
SVG fillfill="#F7A987"

More Orange Colors

#F7A987 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F7A987 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F7A987?

#F7A987 is a light orange — rgb(247, 169, 135) in RGB and hsl(18, 88%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #F7A987?

#F7A987 is rgb(247, 169, 135) — red 247, green 169, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F7A987?

#F7A987 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 45%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F7A987 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F7A987 scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F7A987 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F7A987 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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