Papaya whip

#e2d9be

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

Papaya whip falls in the yellow band, light and soft. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Papaya whip color values

Every conversion for #e2d9be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2d9be

RGB226, 217, 190

HSL45, 38%, 82%

HSV45, 16%, 89%

CMYK0%, 4%, 16%, 11%

Lab86.76, -1.34, 14.41

XYZ65.47, 69.51, 58.68

Decimal14866878

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone454 C

Shades of papaya whip

#d6c9a3 #caba89 #beaa6e #b29b53 #9a8545 #806e39 #65572d #4a4021 #302915 #151209

Tints of papaya whip

#e4dcc3 #e7dfc9 #e9e2ce #ebe5d3 #eee8d8 #f0ebde #f2efe3 #f5f2e8 #f7f5ed #f9f8f3

Colors that go with papaya whip

Complementary#bec7e2 Analogous#e2c7be Analogous#d9e2be Triadic#bee2d9 Triadic#d9bee2 Split complementary#bed9e2 Split complementary#c7bee2

Papaya whip in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 16, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2d9be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 16 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 19 17

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 #e2d9be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2d9be; }
.text { color: #e2d9be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d9be; }

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 #e2d9be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2d9be 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 #e2d9be 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 #e2d9be 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 #e2d9be are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.