Bisque

#f8dec1

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

Bisque is a light orange with relaxed warmth. 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 #f8dec1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f8dec1

RGB248, 222, 193

HSL32, 80%, 86%

HSV32, 22%, 97%

CMYK0%, 10%, 22%, 3%

Lab89.88, 4.53, 17.5

XYZ74.46, 76.05, 61.21

Decimal16309953

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone726 C

Shades of bisque

#f4ca9c #f0b777 #eca352 #e78f2d #d47b18 #af6614 #8a5010 #653b0b #402507 #1b1003

Tints of bisque

#f9e3ca #fae8d3 #fbeddd #fcf2e6 #fdf6ef

Colors that go with bisque

Complementary#c1dbf8 Analogous#f8c3c1 Analogous#f6f8c1 Triadic#c1f8de Triadic#dec1f8 Split complementary#c1f6f8 Split complementary#c3c1f8

Bisque in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 22, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f8dec1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 22 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 24 9

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Bisque in css

Copy #f8dec1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f8dec1; }
.text { color: #f8dec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8dec1; }

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 #f8dec1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f8dec1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Bisque on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f8dec1 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn bisque into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f8dec1 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

The figures for #f8dec1 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.