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#f7f3eb

a pale, soft yellow · warm · closest name: Floral White

RGB
247, 243, 235
HSL
40°, 43%, 95%
CMYK
0, 2, 5, 3
Luminance
0.8987

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f7f3eb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f7f3eb
Hue
40°
yellow
Saturation
43%
soft
Lightness
95%
pale
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
95%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8987
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
8/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
18.97:1
Closest name
Floral White
ΔE2000 1.7
Where it sits
Hue40° of 360°
Saturation43%
Lightness95%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool8% 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#f7f3eb
RGBrgb(247, 243, 235)
HSLhsl(40, 43%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 3%)
LABlab(95.9 -0.0 4.3)
LCHlch(95.9 4.3 90.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.965 0.011 84.6)
Decimal16249835
Display P3color(display-p3 0.969 0.953 0.922)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f7f3eb;
background-color: #f7f3eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f7f3eb] bg-[#f7f3eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f7f3eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.969, green: 0.953, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f7f3eb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF7F3EB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(235, 243, 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 #f7f3eb · 18.97:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.11:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.97:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f7f3eb as text scores 1.11:1 on white and 18.97:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f7f3eb on white: 1.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f7f3eb on black: 18.97:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F5F3EB
deuteranopia · #F6F4EB
tritanopia · #F9F2F1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f7f3eb is pinned to step 100; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAF8F5
#f7f3eb
#EAE2D1
#DFCFAF
#CFB787
#BF9F5F
#AF8C46
#92753A
#755D2F
#554525
#352B17
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #FAF8F5Darkest = 950 · #352B17
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF8F5;
  --brand-100: #f7f3eb;
  --brand-200: #EAE2D1;
  --brand-300: #DFCFAF;
  --brand-400: #CFB787;
  --brand-500: #BF9F5F;
  --brand-600: #AF8C46;
  --brand-700: #92753A;
  --brand-800: #755D2F;
  --brand-900: #554525;
  --brand-950: #352B17;
  --brand: #f7f3eb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f7f3eb

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#FAF8F4
Tinted page background
Border#E8DCC5
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B804B
Captions on the surface
Accent#336D99
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5B4924
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8F4ED
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241F14
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 #f7f3eb

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • 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#EBEFF7
Analogous left#F7EDEB
Analogous right#F5F7EB
Split-complement 1#EBF5F7
Split-complement 2#EDEBF7
Triadic 1#EBF7F3
Triadic 2#F3EBF7
Tetradic#EBF7ED

RGB percentages

Red96.9%
Green95.3%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta1.6%
Yellow4.9%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#f7f3eb text on a black background

contrast 18.97:1

Card sample

#f7f3eb text on a white background

contrast 1.11:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f7f3eb;
Background color
Panel with #f7f3eb background
background-color: #f7f3eb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f7f3eb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(247, 243, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(247, 243, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f7f3eb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f7f3eb, #F3F7EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f7f3eb

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.

#f7f3eb in the real world

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

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#f7f3eb, answered

What color is #f7f3eb?

#f7f3eb is a pale soft yellow, closest to Floral White (ΔE2000 1.7). It sits at 40° on the hue wheel with 43% saturation and 95% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f7f3eb?

rgb(247, 243, 235) — 247 red, 243 green and 235 blue out of 255, or 96.9% / 95.3% / 92.2% by channel.

Is #f7f3eb a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8987 and perceived brightness is 95%, so black text on it reaches 18.97:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f7f3eb?

Black. It scores 18.97:1 against #f7f3eb, versus 1.11:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f7f3eb?

#EBEFF7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EBF5F7 and #EDEBF7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f7f3eb?

For interface work: #FAF8F4 as the surface, #E8DCC5 for borders, #9B804B for secondary text, #336D99 as an accent and #5B4924 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F7EDEB and #F5F7EB stays calm, while #EBEFF7 is the loudest partner.

What is #f7f3eb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 3%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #f7f3eb warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 8 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F7F0EB; nudged cooler, #F7F7EB.

Work with #f7f3eb in the Color Lab