What color is #FFE4C4?

#FFE4C4 is a very light, vivid orange known as Bisque. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bisque?

The RGB value is 255, 228, 196: 255 red, 228 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bisque?

The complementary color is #C4DFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bisque color: hex code #FFE4C4

#FFE4C4 rgb(255, 228, 196)

Shades of beige

Bisque has the hex code #FFE4C4. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 89.4% green and 76.9% blue (255, 228, 196).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 23% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword bisque.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

Bisque (#FFE4C4) color codes

HEX	`#FFE4C4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 228, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 89.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 23%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.01, 4.43, 19.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.01, 19.52, 76.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.948, 80.735, 63.638)`
Decimal	`16770244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bisque, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FFE4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FFE4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe4c4; }
.text { color: #ffe4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 228 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe4c4, #fcffc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFE4C4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFE4C4?: #FFE4C4 is a very light, vivid orange known as Bisque. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bisque?: The RGB value is 255, 228, 196: 255 red, 228 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bisque?: The complementary color is #C4DFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.