What is the hex code for Blanched Almond?

Blanched Almond is #ffebcd. In CSS the keyword blanchedalmond, the hex #ffebcd, rgb(255, 235, 205) and hsl(36, 100%, 90%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Blanched Almond on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #cde1ff, 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 Blanched Almond for text?

Blanched Almond as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 18.02:1, 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

Blanched Almond color: hex #ffebcd, RGB and HSL

Blanched Almond is the CSS keyword blanchedalmond, hex #ffebcd, rgb(255, 235, 205), hsl(36, 100%, 90%). It is a very 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: blanchedalmond
Hex: #ffebcd
RGB: rgb(255, 235, 205)
HSL: hsl(36, 100%, 90%)
On white: 1.17:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 18.02:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: blanchedalmond;          /* keyword */
  color: #ffebcd;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(255, 235, 205); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(36, 100%, 90%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with blanched almond

Each match keeps blanched almond'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 blanched almond 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.

#cde1ff

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.

#cdfaff

#d2cdff

Triadic

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

#cdffeb

#ebcdff

Analogous

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

#ffd2cd

#faffcd

Tints and shades of blanched almond

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

Tints (lighter)

#ffeed5

#fff2de

#fff5e6

#fff8ee

#fffcf7

Shades (darker)

#ffcc80

#ffae34

#e68a00

#995c00

#4d2e00

A UI color palette built from blanched almond

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from blanched almond 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: #ffebcd
secondary: #cdfaff
accent: #d2cdff
background: #fdfdfc
surface: #f7f5f3
text: #221b11
muted: #8f7856
border: #ece7df

Dark mode

primary: #ffebcd
secondary: #cdfaff
accent: #d2cdff
background: #1b160e
surface: #282015
text: #f6f5f3
muted: #b8a994
border: #493b27

Open blanched almond in the palette generator

Using blanched almond 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 blanched almond 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 Blanched Almond?: Blanched Almond is #ffebcd. In CSS the keyword blanchedalmond, the hex #ffebcd, rgb(255, 235, 205) and hsl(36, 100%, 90%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Blanched Almond?: Its complement is #cde1ff, the split-complementary pair is #cdfaff and #d2cdff, the triadic partners are #cdffeb and #ebcdff, and the analogous neighbors are #ffd2cd and #faffcd. In an interface, use Blanched Almond for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Blanched Almond on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #cde1ff, 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 Blanched Almond for text?: Blanched Almond as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 18.02:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.