CSS named color
Bisque #FFE4C4
Bisque (CSS keyword bisque) has the hex code #FFE4C4 and the RGB value rgb(255, 228, 196): an off-white with a beige tint.
Bisque is the potters' term for clay that has been fired once but not glazed, and the color imitates that pale orange-tan. It is one of the X11 names adopted by SVG and then CSS.
Color codes for Bisque
| CSS keyword | bisque |
|---|---|
| HEX | #FFE4C4 |
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 100%, 88%) |
| HWB | hwb(33 77% 0%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.3% 0.051 71.8) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16,770,244 |
| Hue family | Browns and tans |
Contrast and accessibility
On bisque, black text has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.22:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on bisque | 17.14:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 92.5 |
| White text on bisque | 1.22:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −12.9 |
| Bisque text on white | 1.22:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 11.1 |
| Bisque text on black | 17.14:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −93.0 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes bisque with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, bisque, white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#ffe5c7 - 15%
#ffe8cd - 25%
#ffebd3 - 35%
#ffedd9 - 45%
#fff0df - 55%
#fff3e4 - 65%
#fff6ea - 75%
#fff8f0 - 85%
#fffbf6 - 95%
#fffefc
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#f2d9ba - 15%
#d9c2a7 - 25%
#bfab93 - 35%
#a6947f - 45%
#8c7d6c - 55%
#736758 - 65%
#595045 - 75%
#403931 - 85%
#26221d - 95%
#0d0b0a
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, bisque's complementary color is #D1ECFF (close to lavender), its analogous colors are #FFDECF and #EFEBC4, and its triadic partners are #C2F4F1 and #F4E0FF. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #d1ecff |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #ffdecf#efebc4 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #c2f4f1#f4e0ff |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #c4f1ff#e3e5ff |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
Bisque is a warm color: its hue is 33° on the HSL wheel, in the red, orange and yellow range (0° to about 70°, plus reds above 330°) that is conventionally called warm.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Nearest CSS named colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| blanchedalmond | #ffebcd | 1.8 |
| moccasin | #ffe4b5 | 1.9 |
| peachpuff | #ffdab9 | 2.5 |
Nearest Tailwind v4 colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| orange-100 | #ffedd4 | 2.5 |
| amber-100 | #fef3c6 | 3.8 |
| orange-200 | #ffd6a7 | 4.0 |
Code snippets
.element {
color: bisque;
background-color: #ffe4c4;
border-color: rgb(255 228 196);
outline-color: oklch(93.3% 0.051 71.8);
}<div class="bg-[#ffe4c4] text-black">...</div>
/* or register it once in your CSS (Tailwind v4) */
@theme {
--color-bisque: #ffe4c4;
}
/* then use bg-bisque, text-bisque, border-bisque */import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let bisque = Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.894, blue: 0.769)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Bisque = Color(0xFFFFE4C4)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const bisque = Color(0xFFFFE4C4);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="bisque">#FFE4C4</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for bisque?
- The hex code for bisque is #FFE4C4. The same color is rgb(255, 228, 196), hsl(33, 100%, 88%) and oklch(93.3% 0.051 71.8), and in CSS you can also write the keyword bisque directly.
- Is bisque a warm or cool color?
- Bisque is a warm color: its hue is 33° on the HSL wheel, in the red, orange and yellow range (0° to about 70°, plus reds above 330°) that is conventionally called warm.
- What colors go with bisque?
- Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, bisque's complementary color is #D1ECFF (close to lavender), its analogous colors are #FFDECF and #EFEBC4, and its triadic partners are #C2F4F1 and #F4E0FF. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
- Can you use white text on bisque?
- White text on bisque has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 17.14:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −12.9 for white and Lc 92.5 for black.
- What is the RGB value of bisque?
- Bisque is rgb(255, 228, 196): red 255, green 228 and blue 196 on the 0 to 255 scale, or 100.0%, 89.4% and 76.9%. As a decimal integer it is 16770244.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.