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#F7AD87 Color

#F7AD87 is rgb(247, 173, 135) in RGB, hsl(20, 88%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F7AD87
HEX#F7AD87
RGBrgb(247, 173, 135)
HSLhsl(20, 88%, 75%)
HSVhsv(20, 45%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.101 48)
LABlab(77.35% 24.76 30.97)
LCHlch(77.35% 39.65 51.35)

What #F7AD87 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 #F7AD87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 8.65Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 9.09Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 9.74Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 10Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 10.39Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 10.43

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

#F7AD87 Channel Values

How #F7AD87 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 173 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 88% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 45% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 45% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F7AD87 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F7AD87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F7AD87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F7AD87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F7AD87
Complementary
#87D2F7
Analogous
#F7879A
Analogous
#F7E587
Triadic
#87F7AD
Triadic
#AD87F7
Split comp.
#87F7E5
Split comp.
#879AF7

Tints & Shades of #F7AD87

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

#F8B696
#F9C4A9
#FACEB7
#FBD7C5
#FCE1D4
#FDEFE7

Shades

#F48C57
#F16B27
#D8510E
#A33D0A
#732B07
#431904

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F7AD87.

How #F7AD87 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#F7AD87
Protanopia#BCBC86
Protanomaly#D6B687
Deuteranopia#C9C983
Deuteranomaly#DDBF85
Tritanopia#FAA9A9
Tritanomaly#F9AA9C
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F7AD87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f7ad87: #F7AD87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F7AD87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f7ad87': '#F7AD87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.969, green: 0.678, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_f7ad87">#F7AD87</color>
SVG fillfill="#F7AD87"

More Orange Colors

#F7AD87 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F7AD87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F7AD87?

#F7AD87 is a light orange — rgb(247, 173, 135) in RGB and hsl(20, 88%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #F7AD87?

#F7AD87 is rgb(247, 173, 135) — red 247, green 173, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F7AD87?

#F7AD87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F7AD87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F7AD87 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F7AD87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F7AD87 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 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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