What is the hex code for Bisque?

Bisque is #ffe4c4. In CSS the keyword bisque, the hex #ffe4c4, rgb(255, 228, 196) and hsl(33, 100%, 88%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Bisque on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #c4dfff, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Bisque for text?

Bisque as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 17.15:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Browns

Bisque color: hex #ffe4c4, RGB and HSL

Bisque is the CSS keyword bisque, hex #ffe4c4, rgb(255, 228, 196), hsl(33, 100%, 88%). It is a light, fully saturated orange in the browns family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: bisque
Hex: #ffe4c4
RGB: rgb(255, 228, 196)
HSL: hsl(33, 100%, 88%)
On white: 1.22:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 17.15:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: bisque;          /* keyword */
  color: #ffe4c4;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(255, 228, 196); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(33, 100%, 88%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with bisque

Each match keeps bisque's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside bisque as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#c4dfff

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#c4fcff

#c7c4ff

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#c4ffe4

#e4c4ff

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#ffc7c4

#fcffc4

Tints and shades of bisque

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as bisque — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#ffe9ce

#ffedd8

#fff2e2

#fff6eb

#fffbf5

Shades (darker)

#ffc279

#ff9f2e

#e27a00

#965200

#4b2900

A UI color palette built from bisque

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from bisque as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #ffe4c4
secondary: #c4fcff
accent: #c7c4ff
background: #fdfcfc
surface: #f7f5f3
text: #221a11
muted: #8f7556
border: #ece6df

Dark mode

primary: #ffe4c4
secondary: #c4fcff
accent: #c7c4ff
background: #1b150e
surface: #281f15
text: #f6f5f3
muted: #b8a794
border: #493a27

Open bisque in the palette generator

Using bisque in an interface

Browns are muted oranges, and they behave like neutrals with warmth: the light ones make paper-like page backgrounds, the mid tones make borders and muted text, and the dark ones can carry body text. Brands that want to feel crafted or organic lean on this family. Whichever role bisque takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Bisque?: Bisque is #ffe4c4. In CSS the keyword bisque, the hex #ffe4c4, rgb(255, 228, 196) and hsl(33, 100%, 88%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Bisque?: Its complement is #c4dfff, the split-complementary pair is #c4fcff and #c7c4ff, the triadic partners are #c4ffe4 and #e4c4ff, and the analogous neighbors are #ffc7c4 and #fcffc4. In an interface, use Bisque for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Bisque on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #c4dfff, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Bisque for text?: Bisque as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 17.15:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.