Bisque

#efd9bf

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for bisque, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Bisque, a strong orange at 32 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Bisque color values

Every conversion for #efd9bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#efd9bf

RGB239, 217, 191

HSL32, 60%, 84%

HSV32, 20%, 94%

CMYK0%, 9%, 20%, 6%

Lab87.84, 3.54, 15.57

XYZ69.81, 71.74, 59.46

Decimal15718847

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone726 C

Shades of bisque

#e7c69f #dfb37f #d7a05f #cf8d3f #b8792e #986426 #784f1e #583a16 #38250e #181006

Tints of bisque

#f0dcc4 #f1dfc9 #f3e2ce #f4e5d3 #f5e8d8 #f6ebdd #f8eee2 #f9f1e7 #faf4ec #fbf7f1

Colors that go with bisque

Complementary#bfd5ef Analogous#efc1bf Analogous#edefbf Triadic#bfefd9 Triadic#d9bfef Split complementary#bfedef Split complementary#c1bfef

Bisque in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 9, 20, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #efd9bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 20 6

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 22 12

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Bisque in css

Copy #efd9bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #efd9bf; }
.text { color: #efd9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efd9bf; }

How bisque looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Bisque and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #efd9bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #efd9bf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Bisque on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #efd9bf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around bisque? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn bisque into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #efd9bf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from bisque, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #efd9bf are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.