#FFF5EESeashell is a vivid, fully saturated, very light warm orange (#FFF5EE).
Seashell reads as a vivid, fully saturated orange with a warm temperament. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes seashell a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
Seashell is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on seashell hits 19.55:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.07:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of seashell sits at 205° — #F0F9FF, close to aliceblue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for seashell in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from seashell's position on the color wheel (hue 25°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix seashell toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how seashell performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Seashell | 1.07:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Seashell | 19.55:1 | AAA | AAA |
#FBFBF0#FBFCF0#FEF1F1Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword seashell directly.
:root {
--seashell: #FFF5EE;
--seashell-rgb: 255, 245, 238;
--seashell-tint: #FFFAF6;
--seashell-shade: #8C8783;
}
.btn-seashell {
background: var(--seashell);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'seashell': {
DEFAULT: '#FFF5EE',
light: '#FFFAF6',
dark: '#8C8783',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.