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#F7C387 Color

#F7C387 is rgb(247, 195, 135) in RGB, hsl(32, 88%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 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 6.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F7C387
HEX#F7C387
RGBrgb(247, 195, 135)
HSLhsl(32, 88%, 75%)
HSVhsv(32, 45%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 45%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.097 69.9)
LABlab(82.53% 13.79 37.56)
LCHlch(82.53% 40.02 69.84)

What #F7C387 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 #F7C387, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 6.33Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 6.75Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 7.03Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 7.52Topaz#FFC87CΔE 8.26Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 9.06

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

#F7C387 Channel Values

How #F7C387 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 195 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 88% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 45% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 45% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F7C387 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F7C387 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F7C387

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F7C387; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F7C387
Complementary
#87BCF7
Analogous
#F78B87
Analogous
#F4F787
Triadic
#87F7C3
Triadic
#C387F7
Split comp.
#87F4F7
Split comp.
#8B87F7

Tints & Shades of #F7C387

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

#F8CA96
#F9D4A9
#FADBB7
#FBE2C5
#FCE9D4
#FDF3E7

Shades

#F4AB57
#F19327
#D8790E
#A35C0A
#734107
#432604

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F7C387.

How #F7C387 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#F7C387
Protanopia#CDCD87
Protanomaly#DFC987
Deuteranopia#D6D684
Deuteranomaly#E4CF85
Tritanopia#FBBDBD
Tritanomaly#FABFAA
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F7C387 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f7c387: #F7C387;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F7C387;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f7c387': '#F7C387' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.969, green: 0.765, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_f7c387">#F7C387</color>
SVG fillfill="#F7C387"

More Orange Colors

#F7C387 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F7C387 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F7C387?

#F7C387 is a light orange — rgb(247, 195, 135) in RGB and hsl(32, 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 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #F7C387?

#F7C387 is rgb(247, 195, 135) — red 247, green 195, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F7C387?

#F7C387 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 45%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F7C387 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F7C387 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F7C387 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F7C387 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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