Seashell

#fef2ee

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

This is Seashell, a vivid orange at 15 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 #fef2ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fef2ee

RGB254, 242, 238

HSL15, 89%, 96%

HSV15, 6%, 100%

CMYK0%, 5%, 6%, 0%

Lab96.31, 3.35, 3.35

XYZ88.06, 90.75, 93.76

Decimal16708334

Web safe#ffffff

Pantone5175 C

Shades of seashell

#fbd1c2 #f9af97 #f68e6b #f46d40 #f14b14 #cb3c0c #a02f09 #742207 #481504 #1d0802

Tints of seashell

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Colors that go with seashell

Complementary#eefafe Analogous#feeef2 Analogous#fefaee Triadic#eefef2 Triadic#f2eefe Split complementary#eefefa Split complementary#eef2fe

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, 6, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fef2ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 6 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 10 6

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 #fef2ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fef2ee; }
.text { color: #fef2ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef2ee; }

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 #fef2ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fef2ee 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 #fef2ee 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 #fef2ee 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

Here is how the numbers for #fef2ee are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.