Seashell (#FFF5EE)

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

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Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.07:1 — vs black: 19.55:1

Color values

HEX #FFF5EE
RGB rgb(255, 245, 238)
HSL hsl(24, 100%, 96%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 4, 7, 0 )
Websafe #FFFFFF

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFF5EE based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Seashell
#FFF5EE Base

#EEF8FF

Analogous

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

Seashell
#FFF5EE Base

#FFEEF0

#FFFEEE

Triadic

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

Seashell
#FFF5EE Base

#EEFFF5

#F5EEFF

Split-Complementary

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

Seashell
#FFF5EE Base

#EEFFFE

#EEF0FF

Tetradic (Square)

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

Seashell
#FFF5EE Base

#F0FFEE

#EEF8FF

#FEEEFF

Monochromatic

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

Seashell
#FFF5EE Base

#FF9B55

#FFC8A2

#FFDDC5

#FFF0E6

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #1A0B00

— #773100

— #D55800

— #FF8733

— #FFBE90

Seashell #FFF5EE Base

— #FFF0E6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFF5EE. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFF5EE;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFF5EE;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFF5EE;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFF5EE,
        #EEF8FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFF5EE,
        #EEF8FF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$seashell: #FFF5EE;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$seashell-r: 255;
$seashell-g: 245;
$seashell-b: 238;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #FFF5EE How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #F8F8EE 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 #F6F6EE Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FFF4F4 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #F7F7F7 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 Seashell ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Seashell #FFF5EE Base

Linen #FAF0E6 ΔE 1.82

Isabelline #F4F0EC ΔE 2.96

Floral White #FFFAF0 ΔE 3.32

Snow #FFFAFA ΔE 3.72

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.

Seashell (#FFF5EE)

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