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#F7F9CD Color

#F7F9CD is rgb(247, 249, 205) in RGB, hsl(63, 79%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F7F9CD
HEX#F7F9CD
RGBrgb(247, 249, 205)
HSLhsl(63, 79%, 89%)
HSVhsv(63, 18%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(97% 0.057 109.6)
LABlab(96.95% -5.96 21.00)
LCHlch(96.95% 21.83 105.86)

What #F7F9CD 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 #F7F9CD, 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.

#F7F9CD Channel Values

How #F7F9CD 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 249 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 79% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 18% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F7F9CD 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 text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F7F9CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F7F9CD; 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 #F7F9CD

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 #F7F9CD 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#F7F9CD
Protanopia#F9F9CD
Protanomaly#F8F9CD
Deuteranopia#F8F8CD
Deuteranomaly#F8F9CD
Tritanopia#FCF4F4
Tritanomaly#FAF6E5
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

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Using #F7F9CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f7f9cd: #F7F9CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F7F9CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f7f9cd': '#F7F9CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.969, green: 0.976, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_f7f9cd">#F7F9CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#F7F9CD"

More Yellow Colors

#F7F9CD sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F7F9CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F7F9CD?

#F7F9CD is a lightest yellow — rgb(247, 249, 205) in RGB and hsl(63, 79%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.14.

What is the RGB value of #F7F9CD?

#F7F9CD is rgb(247, 249, 205) — red 247, green 249, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F7F9CD?

#F7F9CD converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F7F9CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F7F9CD scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F7F9CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F7F9CD 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 2.14, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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