Papaya Whip is the CSS named color #FFEFD5 — rgb(255, 239, 213), hsl(37, 100%, 92%). Its relative luminance is 0.878, giving 1.13:1 against white and 18.56:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #FFEFD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 239, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 100%, 92%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.8780 |
| Contrast on white | 1.13:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 18.56:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing papayawhip toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
papayawhip is #FFEFD5, which is rgb(255, 239, 213) and hsl(37, 100%, 92%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Papaya Whip has a relative luminance of 0.878 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.13:1; against black, 18.56:1.
papayawhip reaches 18.56:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.