Seashell

#f7ebe4

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

This is Seashell, a soft orange at 22 degrees. 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 #f7ebe4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f7ebe4
RGB247, 235, 228
HSL22, 54%, 93%
HSV22, 8%, 97%
CMYK0%, 5%, 8%, 3%
Lab93.79, 2.87, 4.83
XYZ82.07, 84.79, 85.44
Decimal16247780
Web safe#ffffcc
Pantone5175 C
Pantone5175 CHex#f7ebe4Rgb247 235 228Cmyk0 5 8 3Lab94 3 5Darker#d69976Deep#e7c2adLighter#f7eee8

Shades of seashell

Tints of seashell

Colors that go with seashell

Seashell in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 8, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f7ebe4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 5 8 3
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 9 11 9
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 #f7ebe4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f7ebe4; }
.text { color: #f7ebe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7ebe4; }

How seashell looks on light and dark

Seashell and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f7ebe4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.17:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
17.96:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f7ebe4 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 #f7ebe4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #f7ebe4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from seashell, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #f7ebe4 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.