Seashell

#f4e8e4

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

Seashell is a pale orange with gentle warmth. 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 #f4e8e4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f4e8e4

RGB244, 232, 228

HSL15, 42%, 93%

HSV15, 7%, 96%

CMYK0%, 5%, 7%, 4%

Lab92.82, 3.38, 3.38

XYZ80.17, 82.55, 85.11

Decimal16050404

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone5175 C

Shades of seashell

#e7cdc5 #dab3a5 #ce9886 #c17d67 #b36349 #93523c #74402f #542f22 #351e16 #160c09

Tints of seashell

#f5e9e5 #f5eae7 #f6ece8 #f6edea #f7eeeb #f7efed #f8f1ee #f9f2ef #f9f3f1 #faf4f2

Colors that go with seashell

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Seashell in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 7, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f4e8e4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 7 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 10 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.

Seashell in css

Copy #f4e8e4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f4e8e4; }
.text { color: #f4e8e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e8e4; }

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 #f4e8e4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f4e8e4 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 #f4e8e4 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 #f4e8e4 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

The figures for #f4e8e4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.