Papaya whip

#ede2c9

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

Papaya whip sits in the orange range, light and soft. 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 #ede2c9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ede2c9

RGB237, 226, 201

HSL42, 50%, 86%

HSV42, 15%, 93%

CMYK0%, 5%, 15%, 7%

Lab90.14, -0.33, 13.56

XYZ72.66, 76.61, 66.22

Decimal15590089

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone454 C

Shades of papaya whip

#e3d2aa #d9c18c #ceb16d #c4a04f #b08c3b #917430 #735b26 #54431c #362b12 #171208

Tints of papaya whip

#f0e6d1 #f2ebd9 #f5efe1 #f8f3e9 #fbf8f2

Colors that go with papaya whip

Complementary#c9d4ed Analogous#edd0c9 Analogous#e6edc9 Triadic#c9ede2 Triadic#e2c9ed Split complementary#c9e6ed Split complementary#d0c9ed

Papaya whip in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 15, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ede2c9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 15 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 18 13

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Papaya whip in css

Copy #ede2c9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ede2c9; }
.text { color: #ede2c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede2c9; }

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 #ede2c9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ede2c9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Papaya whip on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ede2c9 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn papaya whip into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ede2c9 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 #ede2c9 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.