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#F7BD5E Color

#F7BD5E is rgb(247, 189, 94) in RGB, hsl(37, 91%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 62%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F7BD5E
HEX#F7BD5E
RGBrgb(247, 189, 94)
HSLhsl(37, 91%, 67%)
HSVhsv(37, 62%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 62%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.13 77.6)
LABlab(80.66% 14.36 55.33)
LCHlch(80.66% 57.16 75.45)

What #F7BD5E 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 #F7BD5E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#F7BD5E Channel Values

How #F7BD5E 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 189 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 91% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 62% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 62% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F7BD5E 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F7BD5E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F7BD5E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #F7BD5E

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.

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How #F7BD5E 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#F7BD5E
Protanopia#C8C85D
Protanomaly#DDC45E
Deuteranopia#D3D359
Deuteranomaly#E2CA5B
Tritanopia#FDB4B4
Tritanomaly#FBB899
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

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Using #F7BD5E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f7bd5e: #F7BD5E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F7BD5E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f7bd5e': '#F7BD5E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.969, green: 0.741, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_f7bd5e">#F7BD5E</color>
SVG fillfill="#F7BD5E"

More Orange Colors

#F7BD5E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F7BD5E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F7BD5E?

#F7BD5E is a light orange — rgb(247, 189, 94) in RGB and hsl(37, 91%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.73.

What is the RGB value of #F7BD5E?

#F7BD5E is rgb(247, 189, 94) — red 247, green 189, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F7BD5E?

#F7BD5E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 62%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F7BD5E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F7BD5E scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F7BD5E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F7BD5E 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 15.18, which is visibly different.

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