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#f7fec0

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

RGB
247, 254, 192
HSL
67°, 97%, 88%
CMYK
3, 0, 24, 0
Luminance
0.9446

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f7fec0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f7fec0
Hue
67°
yellow
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
96%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.9446
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
31/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
19.89:1
Closest name
Lemon Chiffon
ΔE2000 5.2
Where it sits
Hue67° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool31% 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#f7fec0
RGBrgb(247, 254, 192)
HSLhsl(67, 97%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 24%, 0%)
LABlab(97.8 -12.1 29.0)
LCHlch(97.8 31.4 112.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.977 0.080 113.1)
Decimal16252608
Display P3color(display-p3 0.969 0.996 0.753)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f7fec0;
background-color: #f7fec0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f7fec0] bg-[#f7fec0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f7fec0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.969, green: 0.996, blue: 0.753)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f7fec0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF7FEC0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(192, 254, 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 #f7fec0 · 19.89:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.06:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 19.89:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f7fec0 as text scores 1.06:1 on white and 19.89:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f7fec0 on white: 1.06:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f7fec0 on black: 19.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF8BC
deuteranopia · #FFFAC2
tritanopia · #FFF7ED

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f7fec0 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.

#FCFDF1
#F9FCE4
#f7fec0
#F1FD91
#EAFC59
#E3FC22
#D6F104
#B2C903
#8FA103
#677407
#414804
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FCFDF1Darkest = 950 · #414804
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCFDF1;
  --brand-100: #F9FCE4;
  --brand-200: #f7fec0;
  --brand-300: #F1FD91;
  --brand-400: #EAFC59;
  --brand-500: #E3FC22;
  --brand-600: #D6F104;
  --brand-700: #B2C903;
  --brand-800: #8FA103;
  --brand-900: #677407;
  --brand-950: #414804;
  --brand: #f7fec0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f7fec0

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#E8EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#929B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#001DCC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#707E02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCFFE6
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 #f7fec0

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#C7C0FE
Analogous left#FEE6C0
Analogous right#D8FEC0
Split-complement 1#C0D8FE
Split-complement 2#E6C0FE
Triadic 1#C0F7FE
Triadic 2#FEC0F7
Tetradic#C0FEE6

RGB percentages

Red96.9%
Green99.6%
Blue75.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan2.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow24.4%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#f7fec0 text on a black background

contrast 19.89:1

Card sample

#f7fec0 text on a white background

contrast 1.06:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f7fec0;
Background color
Panel with #f7fec0 background
background-color: #f7fec0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f7fec0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(247, 254, 192, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(247, 254, 192, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f7fec0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f7fec0, #CEFEC0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f7fec0

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.

#f7fec0 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.

#f7fec0, answered

What color is #f7fec0?

#f7fec0 is a pale electric yellow, closest to Lemon Chiffon (ΔE2000 5.2). It sits at 67° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f7fec0?

rgb(247, 254, 192) — 247 red, 254 green and 192 blue out of 255, or 96.9% / 99.6% / 75.3% by channel.

Is #f7fec0 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9446 and perceived brightness is 96%, so black text on it reaches 19.89:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f7fec0?

Black. It scores 19.89:1 against #f7fec0, versus 1.06:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f7fec0?

#C7C0FE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C0D8FE and #E6C0FE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f7fec0?

For interface work: #FAFAF4 as the surface, #E8EDC0 for borders, #929B4B for secondary text, #001DCC as an accent and #707E02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FEE6C0 and #D8FEC0 stays calm, while #C7C0FE is the loudest partner.

What is #f7fec0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(3%, 0%, 24%, 0%). 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 #f7fec0 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 31 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FEEEC0; nudged cooler, #E0FFC0.

Work with #f7fec0 in the Color Lab