What is the hex code for Papaya Whip?

Papaya Whip is #ffefd5. In CSS the keyword papayawhip, the hex #ffefd5, rgb(255, 239, 213) and hsl(37, 100%, 92%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Papaya Whip on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #d5e5ff, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Papaya Whip for text?

Papaya Whip as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 18.56:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

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Papaya Whip color: hex #ffefd5, RGB and HSL

Papaya Whip is the CSS keyword papayawhip, hex #ffefd5, rgb(255, 239, 213), hsl(37, 100%, 92%). It is a very light, fully saturated orange in the yellows family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: papayawhip
Hex: #ffefd5
RGB: rgb(255, 239, 213)
HSL: hsl(37, 100%, 92%)
On white: 1.13:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 18.56:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: papayawhip;          /* keyword */
  color: #ffefd5;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(255, 239, 213); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(37, 100%, 92%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with papaya whip

Each match keeps papaya whip's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside papaya whip as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#d5e5ff

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#d5faff

#dad5ff

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#d5ffef

#efd5ff

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#ffdad5

#faffd5

Tints and shades of papaya whip

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as papaya whip — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#fff2dc

#fff4e3

#fff7ea

#fffaf1

#fffcf8

Shades (darker)

#ffd187

#ffb439

#ea9100

#9c6100

#4e3000

A UI color palette built from papaya whip

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from papaya whip as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #ffefd5
secondary: #d5faff
accent: #dad5ff
background: #fdfdfc
surface: #f7f5f3
text: #221c11
muted: #8f7a56
border: #ece7df

Dark mode

primary: #ffefd5
secondary: #d5faff
accent: #dad5ff
background: #1b160e
surface: #282115
text: #f6f5f3
muted: #b8aa94
border: #493c27

Open papaya whip in the palette generator

Using papaya whip in an interface

Pure yellow fails contrast against white for text at every size, so it belongs on dark surfaces or as a fill with dark text. The creams are excellent warm page backgrounds; the khakis are muted enough for borders and tags. Whichever role papaya whip takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Papaya Whip?: Papaya Whip is #ffefd5. In CSS the keyword papayawhip, the hex #ffefd5, rgb(255, 239, 213) and hsl(37, 100%, 92%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Papaya Whip?: Its complement is #d5e5ff, the split-complementary pair is #d5faff and #dad5ff, the triadic partners are #d5ffef and #efd5ff, and the analogous neighbors are #ffdad5 and #faffd5. In an interface, use Papaya Whip for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Papaya Whip on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #d5e5ff, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Papaya Whip for text?: Papaya Whip as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 18.56:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.