#FFE4C4Bisque (#FFE4C4) is a near-white, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 72°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.051. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFE4C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 100%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 23%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92 4.4 19) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.933 0.051 72) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bisque shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffdeb6 — ΔE 1.9, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ffe5bf — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#ffe4c4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffe5c7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.22:1 and against black 17.15:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffe4c4 · #dec5a7 · #b49e84 · #8c7962 · #675642 · #433524
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffe4c4 · #fbcaa8 · #eab4a1 · #d59f9b · #bf8d95 · #a77c8e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ffe4c4 · #a3ad93 · #a2845f · #647442 · #654b2a · #323a22
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe4c4 · #cec3b6 · #6d92bc · #705e47 · #50402d · #2f2519
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffe4c4 · #c7ccd2 · #948d85 · #52565a · #29221a · #010204
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ffe4c4 · #aea191 · #5a4b38 · #3e2f1b · #1c0d00 · #f4ad4a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffe4c4 · #c1cdda · #7491b2 · #35587e · #072440 · #120600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffe4c4 · #c1cdda · #6497a9 · #4f507e · #002834 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffe4c4 · #bcd0cf · #619a98 · #644974 · #2d1939 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffe4c4 · #bfd0c7 · #6d9a83 · #35587e · #37152c · #00020b
#FEE7CB · #FEE9D1 · #FDECD8 · #FDEFDE · #FCF1E4
#D1B99D · #A59077 · #7B6953 · #534432 · #2F2213
#FAE5CC · #F6E6D4 · #F1E7DC
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.