Bisque

#dbc8b2

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

Bisque is a light orange with open warmth. 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 #dbc8b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbc8b2

RGB219, 200, 178

HSL32, 36%, 78%

HSV32, 19%, 86%

CMYK0%, 9%, 19%, 14%

Lab81.61, 3.13, 13.41

XYZ57.9, 59.58, 50.57

Decimal14403762

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone481 C

Shades of bisque

#cfb699 #c4a480 #b89267 #ab8150 #926e44 #795b38 #60482d #473521 #2e2315 #15100a

Tints of bisque

#decdb8 #e1d1bf #e4d6c5 #e7dbcc #eadfd2 #ede4d9 #f0e8df #f3ede6 #f6f2ec #f9f6f3

Colors that go with bisque

Complementary#b2c5db Analogous#dbb3b2 Analogous#d9dbb2 Triadic#b2dbc8 Triadic#c8b2db Split complementary#b2d9db Split complementary#b4b2db

Bisque in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 9, 19, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbc8b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 19 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 21 20

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 #dbc8b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbc8b2; }
.text { color: #dbc8b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbc8b2; }

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 #dbc8b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbc8b2 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 #dbc8b2 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 #dbc8b2 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 #dbc8b2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.