Bisque

#ffe4c2

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 33 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 #ffe4c2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffe4c2

RGB255, 228, 194

HSL33, 100%, 88%

HSV33, 24%, 100%

CMYK0%, 11%, 24%, 0%

Lab91.97, 4.16, 19.98

XYZ78.72, 80.64, 62.46

Decimal16770242

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone726 C

Shades of bisque

#ffd198 #ffbf6e #ffac44 #ff9a1b #f08600 #c66e00 #9c5700 #724000 #482800 #1f1100

Tints of bisque

#ffe6c6 #ffe8cb #ffeacf #ffecd3 #ffeed8 #ffefdc #fff1e0 #fff3e5 #fff5e9 #fff7ed

Colors that go with bisque

Complementary#c2ddff Analogous#ffc5c2 Analogous#fcffc2 Triadic#c2ffe4 Triadic#e4c2ff Split complementary#c2fcff Split complementary#c5c2ff

Bisque in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 24, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffe4c2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 24 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 26 6

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Bisque in css

Copy #ffe4c2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffe4c2; }
.text { color: #ffe4c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe4c2; }

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 #ffe4c2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffe4c2 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 #ffe4c2 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 #ffe4c2 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 #ffe4c2 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 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.