#FFE4C4Bisque is a vivid, fully saturated, light warm orange (#FFE4C4).
At hue 33° with 100% saturation, bisque lands firmly in the orange family — a warm color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes bisque a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
Bisque is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on bisque hits 17.15:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.22:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of bisque sits at 213° — #C2DDFF, close to lightsteelblue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for bisque in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from bisque's position on the color wheel (hue 33°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix bisque toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how bisque performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Bisque | 1.22:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Bisque | 17.15:1 | AAA | AAA |
#F3F3CC#F5F7CE#FED2D3Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword bisque directly.
:root {
--bisque: #FFE4C4;
--bisque-rgb: 255, 228, 196;
--bisque-tint: #FFF0DF;
--bisque-shade: #8C7D6C;
}
.btn-bisque {
background: var(--bisque);
color: #000000;
}@import "tailwindcss";
@theme {
--color-bisque: #FFE4C4;
--color-bisque-light: #FFF0DF;
--color-bisque-dark: #8C7D6C;
}Generate a complete ramp and semantic roles in the Tailwind color generator.
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
bisque: { DEFAULT: "#FFE4C4", light: "#FFF0DF", dark: "#8C7D6C" }
}
}
}
};The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.