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#F7DCA6 Color

#F7DCA6 is rgb(247, 220, 166) in RGB, hsl(40, 84%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 33%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F7DCA6
HEX#F7DCA6
RGBrgb(247, 220, 166)
HSLhsl(40, 84%, 81%)
HSVhsv(40, 33%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 33%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.076 84.4)
LABlab(89.07% 4.01 30.21)
LCHlch(89.07% 30.47 82.44)

What #F7DCA6 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 #F7DCA6, 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 yellow in the library.

#F7DCA6 Channel Values

How #F7DCA6 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 220 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 84% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 33% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 33% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F7DCA6 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F7DCA6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F7DCA6; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #F7DCA6

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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Shades

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How #F7DCA6 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#F7DCA6
Protanopia#E1E1A6
Protanomaly#EADFA6
Deuteranopia#E5E5A5
Deuteranomaly#EDE2A5
Tritanopia#FCD6D6
Tritanomaly#FAD9C5
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

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Using #F7DCA6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f7dca6: #F7DCA6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F7DCA6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f7dca6': '#F7DCA6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.969, green: 0.863, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_f7dca6">#F7DCA6</color>
SVG fillfill="#F7DCA6"

More Yellow Colors

#F7DCA6 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F7DCA6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F7DCA6?

#F7DCA6 is a lightest yellow — rgb(247, 220, 166) in RGB and hsl(40, 84%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.46.

What is the RGB value of #F7DCA6?

#F7DCA6 is rgb(247, 220, 166) — red 247, green 220, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F7DCA6?

#F7DCA6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 33%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F7DCA6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F7DCA6 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F7DCA6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F7DCA6 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 3.46, which is very hard to tell apart.

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