Seashell Color

#fff5ee

Seashell is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #000a11
Complementary Color #eef8ff
Color Shade: warm red (24.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 96.67% (better contrasting with black)
Seashell Color Sample
Seashell Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fff5ee

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Seashell Color. The Fall Straw color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Negroni (#ffe2c5) for more calm effect. Try Sugared Peach as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#eef8ff is the best complementary color to Seashell. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fff5ee complementary color is Alice Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Seashell Peach are #ffeeef and #fffdee. Thus found on the left and right of #fff5ee on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chablis and Island Spice colors as they work well with Seashell.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Seashell palette consists of #eeefff and #eefffd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eef8ff). Try Titan White and Dew colors in combination with #fff5ee, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #fff5ee offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Seashell. Thus Blue Chalk and Hint of Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Seashell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Alice Blue, Hint of Green, and White Pointer split by 90° on the color wheel. #fff5ee square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Seashell tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#eef8ff) and two others. The Hint of Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tutu – 120° from the complementary Alice Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eefff5 and #ffeef7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fff5ee is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Seashell has a hue angle of 24.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 96.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fff5ee is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #fff5ee
RGB Decimal rgb(255,245,238)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 6.67, 0
HSL hsl(24.71,100%,96.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.71,6.67%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.1211,2.167,4.544)
XYZ xyz(89.325,92.7379,94.0812)
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