Papaya whip

#fbedce

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, pale and vivid. 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 #fbedce, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbedce

RGB251, 237, 206

HSL41, 85%, 90%

HSV41, 18%, 98%

CMYK0%, 6%, 18%, 2%

Lab94.11, -0.17, 16.73

XYZ81.21, 85.53, 70.62

Decimal16510414

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone4545 C

Shades of papaya whip

#f8dfa7 #f5d07f #f1c258 #eeb330 #e1a112 #ba850f #93690c #6b4d09 #443006 #1c1402

Tints of papaya whip

#fbeed1 #fcefd4 #fcf1d8 #fcf2db #fcf3de #fdf4e1 #fdf5e5 #fdf7e8 #fdf8eb #fef9ee

Colors that go with papaya whip

Complementary#cedcfb Analogous#fbd7ce Analogous#f3fbce Triadic#cefbed Triadic#edcefb Split complementary#cef3fb Split complementary#d7cefb

Papaya whip in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 18, 2.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 18 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 21 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #fbedce straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

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

Here is how the numbers for #fbedce are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.