Information about #F79878 color

#F79878 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F79878 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(247, 152, 120) — 96.9% red, 59.6% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 50 / 3. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #F79878 reads as a pure, full-strength warm orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Light Salmon (#FFA07A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Meat (#F9906F) and Pale Persimmon (#FCA474).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(247, 152, 120)), which gives #F79878 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F79878: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #F79878 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#F79878 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F79878 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F79878

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F79878
  • RGB247, 152, 120
  • CMYK0, 37, 50, 3
  • CSSrgb(247, 152, 120)
  • HSL15°, 89%, 72%
  • HSL Precise15.118°, 88.811%, 71.961%
  • HSV15°, 51%, 97%
  • HSB15°, 51%, 97%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.969
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.969, 0.596, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.969, 0.596, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.969, 0.596, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF79878
  • DECIMAL ID16226424
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01