Papaya whip

#fbefd9

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

This is Papaya whip, a vivid orange at 39 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.

Papaya whip color values

Every conversion for #fbefd9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbefd9

RGB251, 239, 217

HSL39, 81%, 92%

HSV39, 14%, 98%

CMYK0%, 5%, 14%, 2%

Lab94.85, 0.47, 12.08

XYZ83.17, 87.25, 78.1

Decimal16510937

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone454 C

Shades of papaya whip

#f7deb1 #f3ce8a #efbd62 #eaac3b #e29a18 #ba7f14 #92640f #6b490b #432e07 #1c1303

Tints of papaya whip

#fbf0db #fbf1dd #fcf2e0 #fcf3e2 #fcf4e4 #fcf5e6 #fdf5e8 #fdf6ea #fdf7ed #fdf8ef

Colors that go with papaya whip

Complementary#d9e5fb Analogous#fbded9 Analogous#f6fbd9 Triadic#d9fbef Triadic#efd9fb Split complementary#d9f6fb Split complementary#ded9fb

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, 5, 14, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fbefd9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 14 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 17 8

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 #fbefd9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fbefd9; }
.text { color: #fbefd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbefd9; }

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 #fbefd9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbefd9 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 #fbefd9 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 #fbefd9 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 #fbefd9 are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.