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orange · 9 palettes

Seashell Pink

About Seashell Pink

Seashell Pink is a light, vivid orange tone. Its hex value is #fdd4bd — that is RGB 253, 212, 189, or HSL 22°, 94%, 87%.

It holds 15.3:1 contrast against dark, so Seashell Pink works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 1.4:1; on black 15.3:1.)

Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Seashell Pink appears in 9 combinations — most often paired with Yellow Green, Lemon Yellow and Deep Slate Green.

Palettes with Seashell Pink

Seashell Pink appears in 9 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.

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