Papaya whip

#e6dcbf

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

Papaya whip is a light yellow, open at this saturation. 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 #e6dcbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e6dcbf

RGB230, 220, 191

HSL45, 44%, 83%

HSV45, 17%, 90%

CMYK0%, 4%, 17%, 10%

Lab87.86, -1.29, 15.48

XYZ67.63, 71.77, 59.58

Decimal15129791

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone4545 C

Shades of papaya whip

#dbcda3 #d0bd87 #c5ae6b #ba9f4f #a2893f #867134 #6a5a29 #4e421f #322a14 #161309

Tints of papaya whip

#e8dfc4 #eae2c9 #ece4ce #eee7d3 #f0ead9 #f2edde #f4f0e3 #f6f2e8 #f8f5ed #faf8f2

Colors that go with papaya whip

Complementary#bfc9e6 Analogous#e6c9bf Analogous#dce6bf Triadic#bfe6dc Triadic#dcbfe6 Split complementary#bfdce6 Split complementary#c9bfe6

Papaya whip in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 17, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e6dcbf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 17 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 20 16

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 #e6dcbf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e6dcbf; }
.text { color: #e6dcbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dcbf; }

How papaya whip looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Papaya whip and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e6dcbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e6dcbf 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 #e6dcbf 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 #e6dcbf 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 #e6dcbf are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.