Papaya whip

#fef3dc

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

This is Papaya whip, a vivid orange at 41 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 #fef3dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fef3dc

RGB254, 243, 220

HSL41, 94%, 93%

HSV41, 13%, 100%

CMYK0%, 4%, 13%, 0%

Lab96.14, -0.04, 12.4

XYZ85.84, 90.34, 80.62

Decimal16708572

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone454 C

Shades of papaya whip

#fde4b1 #fcd586 #fac75b #f9b830 #f5a807 #ca8b06 #9f6d05 #745003 #493202 #1e1401

Tints of papaya whip

#fef4de #fef4e0 #fef5e1 #fef5e3 #fef6e5 #fef7e7 #fef7e8 #fef8ea #fef8ec #fff9ee

Colors that go with papaya whip

Complementary#dce7fe Analogous#fee2dc Analogous#f8fedc Triadic#dcfef3 Triadic#f3dcfe Split complementary#dcf8fe Split complementary#e2dcfe

Papaya whip 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, 4, 13, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fef3dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 13 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 16 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.

Papaya whip in css

Copy #fef3dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fef3dc; }
.text { color: #fef3dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fef3dc; }

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 #fef3dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fef3dc 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 #fef3dc 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 #fef3dc 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

The figures for #fef3dc 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. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.