Papaya whip

#e7dec4

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

This is Papaya whip, a soft yellow at 45 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Papaya whip color values

Every conversion for #e7dec4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e7dec4

RGB231, 222, 196

HSL45, 42%, 84%

HSV45, 15%, 91%

CMYK0%, 4%, 15%, 9%

Lab88.55, -1.19, 13.85

XYZ69.04, 73.22, 62.72

Decimal15195844

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone454 C

Shades of papaya whip

#dccea8 #d0be8c #c5af6f #b99f53 #a38a42 #867237 #6a5a2b #4e4220 #322a14 #161209

Tints of papaya whip

#e9e1c9 #ebe3cd #ede6d2 #efe8d7 #f0ebdb #f2eee0 #f4f0e4 #f6f3e9 #f8f5ee #faf8f2

Colors that go with papaya whip

Complementary#c4cde7 Analogous#e7cdc4 Analogous#dfe7c4 Triadic#c4e7de Triadic#dec4e7 Split complementary#c4dfe7 Split complementary#ccc4e7

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, 4, 15, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e7dec4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 15 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 18 15

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 #e7dec4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e7dec4; }
.text { color: #e7dec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dec4; }

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 #e7dec4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e7dec4 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 #e7dec4 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 #e7dec4 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 #e7dec4 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.