Bisque

#ffe3cd

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

This is Bisque, a vivid orange at 26 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Bisque color values

Every conversion for #ffe3cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffe3cd

RGB255, 227, 205

HSL26, 100%, 90%

HSV26, 20%, 100%

CMYK0%, 11%, 20%, 0%

Lab91.96, 6.22, 14.25

XYZ79.73, 80.61, 69.11

Decimal16769997

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone4685 C

Shades of bisque

#ffcba2 #ffb377 #ff9b4c #ff8321 #f56c00 #ca5900 #9f4600 #743300 #4a2000 #1f0d00

Tints of bisque

#ffe7d3 #ffeada #ffeee0 #fff1e7 #fff5ed

Colors that go with bisque

Complementary#cde9ff Analogous#ffcdd0 Analogous#fffccd Triadic#cdffe3 Triadic#e3cdff Split complementary#cdfffc Split complementary#cdd0ff

Bisque in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 20, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffe3cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 20 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 22 6

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Bisque in css

Copy #ffe3cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffe3cd; }
.text { color: #ffe3cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe3cd; }

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 #ffe3cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffe3cd 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 #ffe3cd 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 #ffe3cd 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 #ffe3cd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.