Seashell

#fbe9e0

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

Seashell sits in the orange range, pale and strong. 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.

Seashell color values

Every conversion for #fbe9e0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbe9e0

RGB251, 233, 224

HSL20, 77%, 93%

HSV20, 11%, 98%

CMYK0%, 7%, 11%, 2%

Lab93.52, 4.63, 6.56

XYZ82.38, 84.17, 82.43

Decimal16509408

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone5175 C

Shades of seashell

#f6cdb9 #f1b191 #ec956a #e77943 #e05e1d #b94d18 #913d13 #6a2c0e #421c09 #1b0b03

Tints of seashell

#fbeae2 #fbebe3 #fcece5 #fcede6 #fceee8 #fcefe9 #fcf1eb #fdf2ec #fdf3ee #fdf4ef

Colors that go with seashell

Complementary#e0f2fb Analogous#fbe0e5 Analogous#fbf7e0 Triadic#e0fbe9 Triadic#e9e0fb Split complementary#e0fbf7 Split complementary#e0e5fb

Seashell in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 0, 7, 11, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fbe9e0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 11 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 14 8

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 #fbe9e0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fbe9e0; }
.text { color: #fbe9e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbe9e0; }

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 #fbe9e0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbe9e0 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 #fbe9e0 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 #fbe9e0 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

The figures for #fbe9e0 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.