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#f7cda2

a light, electric orange · warm · closest name: Peach Puff

RGB
247, 205, 162
HSL
30°, 84%, 80%
CMYK
0, 17, 34, 3
Luminance
0.6605

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f7cda2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f7cda2
Hue
30°
orange
Saturation
84%
electric
Lightness
80%
light
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6605
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
0/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.21:1
Closest name
Peach Puff
ΔE2000 4
Where it sits
Hue30° of 360°
Saturation84%
Lightness80%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool0% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#f7cda2
RGBrgb(247, 205, 162)
HSLhsl(30, 84%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 34%, 3%)
LABlab(85.0 8.9 27.0)
LCHlch(85.0 28.4 71.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.874 0.074 67.3)
Decimal16240034
Display P3color(display-p3 0.969 0.804 0.635)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f7cda2;
background-color: #f7cda2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f7cda2] bg-[#f7cda2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f7cda2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.969, green: 0.804, blue: 0.635)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f7cda2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF7CDA2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(162, 205, 247)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #f7cda2 · 14.21:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.48:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.21:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f7cda2 as text scores 1.48:1 on white and 14.21:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f7cda2 on white: 1.48:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f7cda2 on black: 14.21:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DBCF9F
deuteranopia · #E5D8A3
tritanopia · #FFC3C1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f7cda2 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF7F2
#FAF0E6
#F6DEC5
#f7cda2
#F2AC64
#ED9030
#E17C13
#BC6710
#96530D
#6D3E0E
#442709
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FCF7F2Darkest = 950 · #442709
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF7F2;
  --brand-100: #FAF0E6;
  --brand-200: #F6DEC5;
  --brand-300: #f7cda2;
  --brand-400: #F2AC64;
  --brand-500: #ED9030;
  --brand-600: #E17C13;
  --brand-700: #BC6710;
  --brand-800: #96530D;
  --brand-900: #6D3E0E;
  --brand-950: #442709;
  --brand: #f7cda2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f7cda2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF7F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDD6C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B734B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0C91C0
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#75400A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDF2E8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241C14
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #f7cda2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#A2CCF7
Analogous left#F7A3A2
Analogous right#F6F7A2
Split-complement 1#A2F6F7
Split-complement 2#A3A2F7
Triadic 1#A2F7CD
Triadic 2#CDA2F7
Tetradic#A2F7A3

RGB percentages

Red96.9%
Green80.4%
Blue63.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta17.0%
Yellow34.4%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#f7cda2 text on a black background

contrast 14.21:1

Card sample

#f7cda2 text on a white background

contrast 1.48:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f7cda2;
Background color
Panel with #f7cda2 background
background-color: #f7cda2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f7cda2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(247, 205, 162, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(247, 205, 162, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f7cda2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f7cda2, #E8F7A2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f7cda2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#f7cda2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#f7cda2, answered

What color is #f7cda2?

#f7cda2 is a light electric orange, closest to Peach Puff (ΔE2000 4). It sits at 30° on the hue wheel with 84% saturation and 80% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f7cda2?

rgb(247, 205, 162) — 247 red, 205 green and 162 blue out of 255, or 96.9% / 80.4% / 63.5% by channel.

Is #f7cda2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6605 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 14.21:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f7cda2?

Black. It scores 14.21:1 against #f7cda2, versus 1.48:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f7cda2?

#A2CCF7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #A2F6F7 and #A3A2F7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f7cda2?

For interface work: #FAF7F4 as the surface, #EDD6C0 for borders, #9B734B for secondary text, #0C91C0 as an accent and #75400A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F7A3A2 and #F6F7A2 stays calm, while #A2CCF7 is the loudest partner.

What is #f7cda2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 17%, 34%, 3%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #f7cda2 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 0 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F9D6B9; nudged cooler, #F8ADA1.

Work with #f7cda2 in the Color Lab