Papaya whip

#f3e6c8

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

Papaya whip is a light orange with relaxed warmth. 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.

Papaya whip color values

Every conversion for #f3e6c8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f3e6c8

RGB243, 230, 200

HSL42, 64%, 87%

HSV42, 18%, 95%

CMYK0%, 5%, 18%, 5%

Lab91.6, -0.37, 16.21

XYZ75.68, 79.82, 66.06

Decimal15984328

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone4545 C

Shades of papaya whip

#ecd7a6 #e4c784 #ddb862 #d5a841 #c2942a #a17b23 #7f611c #5d4714 #3b2d0d #191305

Tints of papaya whip

#f4e8cc #f5ead0 #f6ecd4 #f7edd8 #f7efdc #f8f1e0 #f9f3e4 #faf5e8 #fbf7ec #fcf8f0

Colors that go with papaya whip

Complementary#c8d5f3 Analogous#f3d1c8 Analogous#eaf3c8 Triadic#c8f3e6 Triadic#e6c8f3 Split complementary#c8eaf3 Split complementary#d1c8f3

Papaya whip in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 18, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f3e6c8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 18 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 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 #f3e6c8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f3e6c8; }
.text { color: #f3e6c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e6c8; }

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 #f3e6c8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f3e6c8 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 #f3e6c8 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 #f3e6c8 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 #f3e6c8 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.