Seashell

#faeeea

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

This is Seashell, a strong orange at 15 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.

Seashell color values

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

Hex#faeeea

RGB250, 238, 234

HSL15, 62%, 95%

HSV15, 6%, 98%

CMYK0%, 5%, 6%, 2%

Lab94.91, 3.36, 3.36

XYZ84.85, 87.41, 90.24

Decimal16445162

Web safe#ffffff

Pantone5175 C

Shades of seashell

#f1d0c5 #e9b3a1 #e0957c #d77758 #ce5a33 #ab4929 #873a20 #622a17 #3d1a0f #190b06

Tints of seashell

#faefeb #faefeb #faf0ec #fbf0ed #fbf1ed #fbf1ee #fbf2ef #fbf2ef #fbf3f0 #fcf3f1

Colors that go with seashell

Complementary#eaf6fa Analogous#faeaee Analogous#faf6ea Triadic#eafaee Triadic#eeeafa Split complementary#eafaf6 Split complementary#eaeefa

Seashell in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 6, 2.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 6 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 10 8

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 #faeeea straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #faeeea 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 #faeeea 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 #faeeea 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 #faeeea come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.