Seashell

#f2e4df

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for seashell, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Seashell, a soft orange at 16 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Seashell color values

Every conversion for #f2e4df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2e4df

RGB242, 228, 223

HSL16, 42%, 91%

HSV16, 8%, 95%

CMYK0%, 6%, 8%, 5%

Lab91.55, 3.92, 4.13

XYZ77.68, 79.69, 81.1

Decimal15918303

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone5175 C

Shades of seashell

#e5cac0 #d9b0a1 #cc9682 #c07c63 #b06348 #91523b #72402e #542f22 #351e15 #160c09

Tints of seashell

#f3e6e1 #f4e7e3 #f4e9e5 #f5ebe7 #f6ece9 #f7eeeb #f7efed #f8f1ee #f9f3f0 #faf4f2

Colors that go with seashell

Complementary#dfedf2 Analogous#f2dfe3 Analogous#f2eedf Triadic#dff2e4 Triadic#e4dff2 Split complementary#dff2ee Split complementary#dfe3f2

Seashell in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 8, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2e4df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 8 5

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 11 11

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Seashell in css

Copy #f2e4df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2e4df; }
.text { color: #f2e4df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e4df; }

How seashell looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Seashell and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f2e4df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2e4df against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Seashell on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f2e4df sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around seashell? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn seashell into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f2e4df and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from seashell, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #f2e4df is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.