Papaya whip

#f4e7c6

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

This is Papaya whip, a strong orange at 43 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Papaya whip color values

Every conversion for #f4e7c6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f4e7c6

RGB244, 231, 198

HSL43, 68%, 87%

HSV43, 19%, 96%

CMYK0%, 5%, 19%, 4%

Lab91.89, -0.81, 17.66

XYZ76.08, 80.46, 64.95

Decimal16050118

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone4545 C

Shades of papaya whip

#edd8a4 #e7ca81 #e0bb5f #d9ad3c #c69926 #a47e20 #816419 #5f4912 #3c2e0c #1a1405

Tints of papaya whip

#f5e9ca #f6ebce #f6ecd3 #f7eed7 #f8f0db #f9f2df #faf3e3 #faf5e8 #fbf7ec #fcf9f0

Colors that go with papaya whip

Complementary#c6d3f4 Analogous#f4d0c6 Analogous#eaf4c6 Triadic#c6f4e7 Triadic#e7c6f4 Split complementary#c6eaf4 Split complementary#d0c6f4

Papaya whip in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 19, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f4e7c6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 19 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 21 10

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.

Papaya whip in css

Copy #f4e7c6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f4e7c6; }
.text { color: #f4e7c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e7c6; }

How papaya whip looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Papaya whip and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f4e7c6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f4e7c6 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Papaya whip on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f4e7c6 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn papaya whip into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f4e7c6 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 papaya whip, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #f4e7c6 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.