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Bisque#FFE4C4

Bisque - 04/15/2007

Bisque is the Color of the Day for 04/15/2007. Bisque has a hex value of #FFE4C4. On the RGB scale it has values of Red: 255, Green: 228, and Blue: 196

Color Spaces of Bisque

HexFFE4C4#FFE4C4
RGB255 228 196rgb(255 228 196)
RGB %100 89 77rgb(100 89 77)
CIELAB92.23, 6.02, 19.24
CMY0, 11, 23
CMYK0, 11, 23, 0
HSL33, 100, 88hsl(33 100% 88%)
HSV33, 23, 100hsv(33 23% 100%)
HSI33, 13, 226
HWB33, 77, 0hwb(33 77% 0%)
LCH92.23, 20.16, 72.62
XYZ81.38, 81.21, 48.35

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All About Bisque

Bisque is a pale, warm shade of beige with a hint of pink undertone. It's a soft and elegant color that is often used in interior design, fashion, and fine art. The color gets its name from the French word for "biscuit," as it resembles the light, creamy color of baked goods.

In fine art, Bisque is a popular choice for portraits and still-life paintings, as it can create a sense of warmth and luminosity. It's a subtle and nuanced color that can be used to capture the delicate interplay of light and shadow in a painting. Bisque can be found in the works of many famous artists, from the Impressionists to the Realists.

Bisque in Fashion

In fashion, Bisque is a soft and feminine color choice for clothing and accessories. It's a versatile color that can be paired with a variety of other colors, from bold brights to muted neutrals. Bisque can be found in a range of fabrics, including silk, chiffon, and lace, and can add a touch of understated elegance and grace to any outfit.

Bisque in Interior Design

In interior design, Bisque can create a sense of warmth and sophistication in a room. It's a popular color choice for walls, furniture, and decor, as it can promote a feeling of elegance and refinement. Bisque can be paired with a variety of other colors, from cool grays to warm browns, and can be used in traditional, modern, or minimalist design schemes.

Bisque in Nature

In nature, Bisque can be found in the warm tones of a sandy beach and in the soft hues of a sunrise or sunset. It's a color that is associated with warmth and comfort, and it can evoke feelings of relaxation and tranquility. Whether used in interior design, fashion, fine art, or nature photography, Bisque is a versatile color that can bring a sense of elegance and refinement to any design.

Closest Common Color

Bisque is closest to the common color yellow. When looking at the RYB scale yellow is a primary color, but on the RGB scale it is a mixture of equal parts red and green. Yellow is a bright color, which makes sense as it is associated with sunshine, happiness, and positivity. Since yellow is a highly visible color we use it for things like taxis and school buses. Yellow was one of the first colors used in cave paintings. Bananas, flowers, lemons, egg yolk, and taxis are things that are yellow.

Shades of Bisque

A shade is a concept of darkening a color. Below you will find the shades of colors from Bisque all the way to Black evenly distributed.

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Tints of Bisque

A tint is a concept of lightening a color. Below you will find the tints of colors from Bisque all the way to White evenly distributed.

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Tones of Bisque

A tone is a concept of adding gray to a color. Below you will find the tones of colors from Bisque all the way to Gray evenly distributed.

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Monochromatic Colors of Bisque

A monochromatic color scheme is based on a single color and contains both shades and tints of that color. Below you will find a monochromatic color scheme based off of Bisque.

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Complementary Color of Bisque

Complementary colors are two colors that are the complete opposite of each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are used by many including graphic designers, painters, and other artists. Knowing the complementary color for a given color is useful because using them together creates a visual contrast which can really make a design pop! Below you will find the complementary color of Bisque.

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Split Complementary Colors of Bisque

A Split Complementary color scheme is based on a single color and then finds the complementary color of the main color and uses that as a reference to find two colors to the left and right of that complementary color on the color wheel. A total of three colors make up a split complementary color scheme. A common example of a split complementary color scheme in an RGB Model is red, green-cyan, and blue-cyan. Below you will find a split complementary color scheme based off of Bisque.

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Triadic Colors of Bisque

A triadic color scheme is made up of three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with one color to as the baseline and the two other colors serve as accent colors. On the color wheel this can be envisioned as a triangle. Below you will find a triadic color scheme based off of Bisque.

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Tetradic Colors of Bisque

A tetradic color scheme is made up of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel. This color harmony is also known as a double complementary color scheme becuase it is made up of two complementary color pairs. Below you will find a tetradic color scheme based off of Bisque.

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Analogous Colors of Bisque

An analogous color scheme is made up of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with a single color as the baseline, a second color, and an accent color or a mixture of the first two colors as the third color. Below you will find an analogous color scheme based off of Bisque.

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Variations of Bisque

A variation of a color is the idea of swapping the values of Red, Blue, and Green with one another to create a new color. The color Bisque has RGB values of R:255, G:228, and B:196. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Bisque, 5 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Bisque.

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Web Safe Color of Bisque

A web safe color is a color that will not be dithered when shown on a web browser that only has 256-color support. Although this is not much of an issue in modern browsers today it is important to understand the history. A web safe color will always appear as intended across any device/browser. There are 216 colors that are considered web safe. Below you will find the closest web safe color to Bisque.

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CSS Code for Bisque

Text Color
.text-class { color: #FFE4C4; }

This paragraph tag has text in the color #FFE4C4

Text Shadow Color
.txt-shdw-class { text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #FFE4C4; }

This text has a shadow in the color #FFE4C4

Border Color
.brdr-class { border: 5px solid #FFE4C4; }

This div tag has a border color of #FFE4C4

Background Color
.bg-class { background-color: #FFE4C4; }

This div tag has a background color of #FFE4C4

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Bisque Accessibility

When it comes to accessibility it is important to consider the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 issued by W3C. The WCAG provides a set of standards to determine if two colors have an appropriate contrast ratio in order to be readable on a web. This is achieved by measuring luminance, also known as brightness, between the color of your text and the background color. The WCAG has several levels of conformance: (A - Lowest, AA - Mid Range, AAA - Highest). If you meet the requirements of a higher range of conformance then you automatically meet the lower levels. For Example, if you meet AAA then by default you also meet AA and A. The contrast ratios that need to be met also consider the size of the font. Below are the contrast ratios needed to be compliant.

  • Level AA (large text/18-point font): 3:1
  • Level AA: 4.5:1
  • Level AAA (large text/18-point font): 4.5:1
  • Level AAA: 7:1

In the following sections we take a look at conformance levels AA and AAA for both large sized text and normal sized text. We took care of all the calculations so you will be able to see right away whether or not a text color of Bisque is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.

Bisque Contrast on Black Background

The color Bisque has passed 4 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 100% accessibility rating and therefore makes Bisque a perfect choice against a Black background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextPass
WCAG AAALarge TextPass
WCAG AAANormal TextPass

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Bisque Contrast on White Background

The color Bisque has passed 0 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 0% accessibility rating and therefore makes Bisque a poor choice against a White background.

WCAG AALarge TextFail
WCAG AANormal TextFail
WCAG AAALarge TextFail
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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