Seashell — #FFF5EE
#FFF5EE is a very light, vivid orange. It is the CSS named color seashell.
Color values
| HEX | #FFF5EE |
| RGB | rgb(255, 245, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 100%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16774638 |
| CSS | color: #FFF5EE; |
| Android | 0xFFFFF5EE |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.961, blue: 0.933, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FFF5EE | 1.07:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FFF5EE | 19.55:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FFF5EE
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FFF5EE and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FFF5EE
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FFF5EE in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FFF5EE; background-color: #FFF5EE; }
.element { color: rgb(255 245 238); }
.element { color: hsl(25 100% 97%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#FFF5EE] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FFF5EE;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFF5EE?
#FFF5EE is a very light, vivid orange, which CSS calls seashell. Its hue sits at 25° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness.
What is #FFF5EE in RGB?
#FFF5EE converts to rgb(255, 245, 238) — 255 red, 245 green and 238 blue.
What is #FFF5EE in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FFF5EE be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (19.55:1 versus 1.07:1).
What is the complementary color of #FFF5EE?
#F0F9FF — the hue directly opposite #FFF5EE on the color wheel.