Bisque

#fddfc2

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

Bisque is a pale orange with gentle 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 #fddfc2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fddfc2

RGB253, 223, 194

HSL29, 94%, 88%

HSV29, 23%, 99%

CMYK0%, 12%, 23%, 1%

Lab90.58, 5.99, 18.01

XYZ76.63, 77.55, 61.97

Decimal16637890

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone475 C

Shades of bisque

#fcca9a #fab571 #f9a049 #f88a21 #e77608 #bf6106 #974d05 #6e3804 #462402 #1e0f01

Tints of bisque

#fde4cb #fee8d3 #feeddc #fef1e5 #fef6ee

Colors that go with bisque

Complementary#c2e0fd Analogous#fdc2c3 Analogous#fdfdc2 Triadic#c2fddf Triadic#dfc2fd Split complementary#c2fdfd Split complementary#c2c3fd

Bisque in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 23, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fddfc2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 23 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 25 7

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 #fddfc2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fddfc2; }
.text { color: #fddfc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fddfc2; }

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 #fddfc2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fddfc2 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 #fddfc2 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 #fddfc2 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 #fddfc2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.