#FFF7ED color
The swatch above shows #FFF7ED with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#FFF7ED is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the CSS named color seashell (#FFF5EE).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: orange-50. That means you can write bg-orange-50 or text-orange-50 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #FFF7ED |
| RGB | rgb(255, 247, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 100%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16775149 |
| CSS | color: #FFF7ED; |
| Android | 0xFFFFF7ED |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.969, blue: 0.929, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FFF7ED | 1.06:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FFF7ED | 19.78:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FFF7ED
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FFF7ED and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FFF7ED
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FFF7ED in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FFF7ED; background-color: #FFF7ED; }
.element { color: rgb(255 247 237); }
.element { color: hsl(33 100% 96%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-orange-50 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FFF7ED;
Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFF7ED?
#FFF7ED is a very light, vivid orange. Its hue sits at 33° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness.
What is #FFF7ED in RGB?
#FFF7ED converts to rgb(255, 247, 237) — 255 red, 247 green and 237 blue.
What is #FFF7ED in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FFF7ED be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (19.78:1 versus 1.06:1).
What is the complementary color of #FFF7ED?
#EBF4FF — the hue directly opposite #FFF7ED on the color wheel.