Papaya Whip (#FFEFD5)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.13:1 — vs black: 18.56:1

Color values

HEX #FFEFD5
RGB rgb(255, 239, 213)
HSL hsl(37, 100%, 91%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 6, 16, 0 )
Websafe #FFFFCC

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Tags

Mood

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFEFD5 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Papaya Whip
#FFEFD5 Base

#D5E5FF

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Papaya Whip
#FFEFD5 Base

#FFDAD5

#FAFFD5

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Papaya Whip
#FFEFD5 Base

#D5FFEF

#EFD5FF

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Papaya Whip
#FFEFD5 Base

#D5FAFF

#DAD5FF

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Papaya Whip
#FFEFD5 Base

#D5FFDA

#D5E5FF

#FFD5FA

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Papaya Whip
#FFEFD5 Base

#FFB53C

#FFD288

#FFDFAC

#FFF5E6

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Papaya Whip, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A1000

— #724700

— #CB7D00

— #FFAC24

— #FFCD7C

Papaya Whip #FFEFD5 Base

— #FFF0D8

— #FFF2DC

— #FFF3DF

— #FFF4E2

— #FFF5E6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFEFD5. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFEFD5;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFEFD5;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFEFD5;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFEFD5,
        #D5E5FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFEFD5,
        #D5E5FF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$papaya-whip: #FFEFD5;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$papaya-whip-r: 255;
$papaya-whip-g: 239;
$papaya-whip-b: 213;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $papaya-whip;
    color: rgba($papaya-whip-r, $papaya-whip-g, $papaya-whip-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Papaya Whip appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FFEFD5 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #F4F4D5 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #F1F1D5 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FFECEC Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #F1F1F1 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Papaya Whip ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Papaya Whip #FFEFD5 Base

Champagne #F7E7CE ΔE 1.71

Blanched Almond #FFEBCD ΔE 1.84

Antique White #FAEBD7 ΔE 2.28

Pearl #EAE0C8 ΔE 4.28

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.