CSS named color

Papaya Whip #FFEFD5

Papaya Whip is light vivid orange. Below: every color format, WCAG contrast against black and white, its tints, shades and tones, and the harmonies that pair with it.

Color values

Contrast & accessibility

WCAG contrast ratio of Papaya Whip used as a foreground on white and black backgrounds.

Aa The quick brown fox
1.13:1

On white

AA ✕ AAA ✕ AA Large ✕
Aa The quick brown fox
18.56:1

On black

AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large ✓

Tints, shades & tones

Systematic variations of Papaya Whip — click any swatch to copy its hex.

Tintsmixed toward white
Shadesmixed toward black
Tonesmixed toward gray

Color harmonies

Palettes built from Papaya Whip by rotating its hue. Each swatch links to its closest named color.

Complementary

#FFEFD5 ≈ Antique White #D6E6FF ≈ Lavender

Analogous

#FFDBD6 ≈ Misty Rose #FFEFD5 ≈ Antique White #FAFFD6 ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

Triadic

#FFEFD5 ≈ Antique White #D6FFEF ≈ Light Cyan #EFD6FF ≈ Lavender

Split-complementary

#FFEFD5 ≈ Antique White #D6FAFF ≈ Light Cyan #DBD6FF ≈ Lavender

Tetradic

#FFEFD5 ≈ Antique White #D6FFDB ≈ Honeydew #D6E6FF ≈ Lavender #FFD6FA ≈ Misty Rose

Use Papaya Whip in your stack

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

Works for any property: text-[#ffefd5], border-[#ffefd5].

CSS custom property

Reference it anywhere with var(--color).

Build a full theme

Turn Papaya Whip into a complete shadcn/ui palette — light & dark, contrast-checked, one-command install.

Extract a theme →

Similar named colors

Antique White #FAEBD7 Blanched Almond #FFEBCD Cornsilk #FFF8DC Beige #F5F5DC Light Goldenrod Yellow #FAFAD2 Lemon Chiffon #FFFACD

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