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#f7fbc0

a pale, electric yellow · warm · closest name: Lemon Chiffon

RGB
247, 251, 192
HSL
64°, 88%, 87%
CMYK
2, 0, 24, 2
Luminance
0.9257

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f7fbc0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f7fbc0
Hue
64°
yellow
Saturation
88%
electric
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
96%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.9257
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
28/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
19.51:1
Closest name
Lemon Chiffon
ΔE2000 4.2
Where it sits
Hue64° of 360°
Saturation88%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool28% 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#f7fbc0
RGBrgb(247, 251, 192)
HSLhsl(64, 88%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 24%, 2%)
LABlab(97.0 -10.6 27.9)
LCHlch(97.0 29.9 110.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.971 0.076 110.9)
Decimal16251840
Display P3color(display-p3 0.969 0.984 0.753)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f7fbc0;
background-color: #f7fbc0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f7fbc0] bg-[#f7fbc0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f7fbc0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.969, green: 0.984, blue: 0.753)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f7fbc0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF7FBC0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(192, 251, 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 #f7fbc0 · 19.51:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.08:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 19.51:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f7fbc0 as text scores 1.08:1 on white and 19.51:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f7fbc0 on white: 1.08:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f7fbc0 on black: 19.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF5BC
deuteranopia · #FFF7C2
tritanopia · #FFF4EB

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f7fbc0 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCFDF2
#F9FAE5
#f7fbc0
#F2F895
#EBF561
#E4F22C
#D7E60F
#B4C00C
#90990A
#686F0C
#414507
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FCFDF2Darkest = 950 · #414507
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCFDF2;
  --brand-100: #F9FAE5;
  --brand-200: #f7fbc0;
  --brand-300: #F2F895;
  --brand-400: #EBF561;
  --brand-500: #E4F22C;
  --brand-600: #D7E60F;
  --brand-700: #B4C00C;
  --brand-800: #90990A;
  --brand-900: #686F0C;
  --brand-950: #414507;
  --brand: #f7fbc0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f7fbc0

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#FAFAF4
Tinted page background
Border#EAEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#959B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#092BC3
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#707808
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCFDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#232414
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 #f7fbc0

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
  • 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#C4C0FB
Analogous left#FBE2C0
Analogous right#DAFBC0
Split-complement 1#C0DAFB
Split-complement 2#E2C0FB
Triadic 1#C0F7FB
Triadic 2#FBC0F7
Tetradic#C0FBE2

RGB percentages

Red96.9%
Green98.4%
Blue75.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan1.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow23.5%
Key (black)1.6%

Color previews

#f7fbc0 text on a black background

contrast 19.51:1

Card sample

#f7fbc0 text on a white background

contrast 1.08:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f7fbc0;
Background color
Panel with #f7fbc0 background
background-color: #f7fbc0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f7fbc0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(247, 251, 192, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(247, 251, 192, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f7fbc0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f7fbc0, #D0FBC0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f7fbc0

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.

#f7fbc0 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

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

#f7fbc0, answered

What color is #f7fbc0?

#f7fbc0 is a pale electric yellow, closest to Lemon Chiffon (ΔE2000 4.2). It sits at 64° on the hue wheel with 88% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f7fbc0?

rgb(247, 251, 192) — 247 red, 251 green and 192 blue out of 255, or 96.9% / 98.4% / 75.3% by channel.

Is #f7fbc0 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9257 and perceived brightness is 96%, so black text on it reaches 19.51:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f7fbc0?

Black. It scores 19.51:1 against #f7fbc0, versus 1.08:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f7fbc0?

#C4C0FB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C0DAFB and #E2C0FB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f7fbc0?

For interface work: #FAFAF4 as the surface, #EAEDC0 for borders, #959B4B for secondary text, #092BC3 as an accent and #707808 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FBE2C0 and #DAFBC0 stays calm, while #C4C0FB is the loudest partner.

What is #f7fbc0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(2%, 0%, 24%, 2%). 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 #f7fbc0 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 28 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FBE9C0; nudged cooler, #E2FCBF.

Work with #f7fbc0 in the Color Lab