Papaya whip

#f2e4c7

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

This is Papaya whip, a strong orange at 40 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 #f2e4c7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2e4c7

RGB242, 228, 199

HSL40, 62%, 86%

HSV40, 18%, 95%

CMYK0%, 6%, 18%, 5%

Lab91.0, 0.14, 15.87

XYZ74.67, 78.49, 65.25

Decimal15918279

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone454 C

Shades of papaya whip

#ead4a6 #e3c484 #dbb463 #d3a442 #bf902c #9e7725 #7d5e1d #5b4515 #3a2c0d #191306

Tints of papaya whip

#f3e6cb #f4e8cf #f5ead3 #f6ecd8 #f7eedc #f8f0e0 #f9f2e4 #faf4e8 #fbf6ec #fcf8f1

Colors that go with papaya whip

Complementary#c7d5f2 Analogous#f2cfc7 Analogous#eaf2c7 Triadic#c7f2e4 Triadic#e4c7f2 Split complementary#c7eaf2 Split complementary#cfc7f2

Papaya whip in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 18, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2e4c7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 18 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 21 11

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 #f2e4c7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2e4c7; }
.text { color: #f2e4c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e4c7; }

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 #f2e4c7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2e4c7 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 #f2e4c7 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 #f2e4c7 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 #f2e4c7 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.