Blanched Almond `#FFEBCD`

Blanched Almond (#FFEBCD) is a near-white, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 78°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.045. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.

Color values

HEX	`#FFEBCD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 235, 205)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 100%, 90%)`
HSV	`hsv(36, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(93.9 2.1 17)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.948 0.045 78)`

How Blanched Almond behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Blanched Almond 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.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #ffe5bf — ΔE 1.9, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #ffecc8 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #ffebcd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
North light / shade (~7500K diffuse blue-sky light): → #ffecd0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 1.17:1 and against black 18.02:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Palettes built from Blanched Almond

Tonal

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.

#ffebcd · #d9c6ab · #b0a087 · #897a65 · #635745 · #403627

Analogous

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.

#ffebcd · #fdd0aa · #edbaa2 · #daa59b · #c59295 · #ad808e

Shifted

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.

#ffebcd · #a6b39a · #a48a62 · #627a4b · #67512d · #333f28

Contrast

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.

#ffebcd · #d2c9ba · #b6a58b · #6380ac · #534530 · #32291c

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#ffebcd · #ccd1d7 · #979188 · #55585c · #29231a · #000102

Bright Accent

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.

#ffebcd · #d3cbbe · #aba192 · #392e1c · #180c00 · #f5b74d

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#ffebcd · #c8d1e0 · #7b93b7 · #3d5981 · #0f2442 · #100600

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#ffebcd · #c8d1e0 · #6a9aaf · #56517f · #002838 · #010007

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#ffebcd · #c0d5d6 · #649d9f · #694a73 · #301938 · #000202

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#ffebcd · #c3d5ce · #6d9e8b · #3d5981 · #391529 · #000007

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#FEEDD2 · #FDEED7 · #FCF0DD · #FCF1E2 · #FBF3E7

Shades

#D1BFA4 · #A4957D · #7A6C58 · #524735 · #2D2416

Muted

#FBECD4 · #F8ECDB · #F4EDE2

Using Blanched Almond

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.