Blanched Almond

Blanched Almond is a very light, saturated orange color with the hex code #FFEBCD (hue 36°, saturation 100%, lightness 90%). It is also the CSS named color blanchedalmond.

#FFEBCD

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Blanched Almond	`#FFEBCD`	255, 235, 205	36°, 100%, 90%	0, 8, 20, 0	94.8% 0.045 78

Contrast with white text 1.17:1, with black text 18.02:1 — use black text on Blanched Almond.

blanchedalmond is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: blanchedalmond works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#FFEBCC

#FFCC80

#FFAD33

#E68A00

#995C00

#4D2E00

Colors that go with Blanched Almond

Six color schemes built on Blanched Almond with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Fresh Water (#C6E3F7), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Papaya Whip (papayawhip): Papaya Whip (#FFEFD5) is about as light as Blanched Almond (relative luminance 0.878 vs 0.851) and equally saturated, with the same hue.
Antique White (antiquewhite): Antique White (#FAEBD7) is about as light as Blanched Almond (relative luminance 0.846 vs 0.851) and less saturated, with the same hue.
Bisque (bisque): Bisque (#FFE4C4) is darker than Blanched Almond (relative luminance 0.807 vs 0.851) and equally saturated, with its hue 3° away.
Beige (CSS) (beige): Beige (CSS) (#F5F5DC) is lighter than Blanched Almond (relative luminance 0.899 vs 0.851) and less saturated, with its hue 24° away.

Gradients with Blanched Almond

Girlie to Blanched Almond

Similar very light orange colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Blanched Almond?

#FFEBCD — RGB 255, 235, 205, HSL 36°, 100%, 90%.

Is Blanched Almond a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 36° on the color wheel.