yellowwarmCSS named color

Blanchedalmond #FFEBCD

Blanchedalmond is a very light, highly saturated warm-toned color with a warm cast. Defined as one of the 148 CSS named colors in the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification.

Use cases: Highlights · Warm accents

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Families: Oranges · Peach Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#FFEBCD
RGBrgb(255, 235, 205)
HSLhsl(36, 100%, 90%)
HSVhsv(36, 20%, 100%)
OKLCHoklch(94.84% 0.045 78.1)
OKLaboklab(94.84% 0.0093 0.044)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7.8%, 19.6%, 0%)
XYZxyz(81.9676, 85.0862, 69.8511)
CIE-LABlab(93.9, 2.1, 17.0)
CIE-LCHlch(93.9, 17.2, 82.9°)
Luminance0.851 (WCAG relative)
/* Blanchedalmond */ --blanchedalmond: #ffebcd; color: #ffebcd; background-color: #ffebcd;

Source: W3C CSS named color. CSS keyword: blanchedalmond.

Collections: Cream Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#e2d1b6 #c6b7a0 #ab9e8b #918676 #776e61 #5e584e #47423b #302d29 #1c1a18 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#ffedd2 #ffefd7 #fff1dc #fff3e1 #fff5e6 #fff7eb #fff9f0 #fffbf5 #fffdfa #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#fdebd0 #fcebd4 #faecd7 #f8ecda #f7ecdd #f5ece1 #f3ede4 #f1ede7 #efedea #ededed

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#FFEBCD
#CDE1FF
#ffebcd #cde1ff

Analogous

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#FFD2CD
#FFEBCD
#FAFFCD
#ffd2cd #ffebcd #faffcd

Triadic

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#FFEBCD
#CDFFEB
#EBCDFF
#ffebcd #cdffeb #ebcdff

Tetradic

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#FFEBCD
#CDFFD2
#CDE1FF
#FFCDFA
#ffebcd #cdffd2 #cde1ff #ffcdfa

Square

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#FFEBCD
#CDFFD2
#CDE1FF
#FFCDFA
#ffebcd #cdffd2 #cde1ff #ffcdfa

Split Complementary

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#FFEBCD
#CDFAFF
#D2CDFF
#ffebcd #cdfaff #d2cdff

Monochromatic

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#FFBA53
#FFD390
#FFEBCD
#FFF3E0
#FFF3E0
#ffba53 #ffd390 #ffebcd #fff3e0 #fff3e0

Accessibility & contrast

1.17
#FFEBCD on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
18.02
#FFEBCD on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on blanchedalmond

18.02
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4EBCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9F0CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE5E3

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Papayawhip #FFEFD51.84
Champagne #F7E7CE2.06
Bisque #FFE4C42.86
Antiquewhite #FAEBD73.36
Wheat #F5DEB34.73
Moccasin #FFE4B54.93

Colors that go with blanchedalmond

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Espresso #4B382A
9.5:1
Same hue family as blanchedalmond (Δh 11°) — guaranteed harmony
Dark Olive #373E02
9.7:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈31°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Evergreen #05472A
9.3:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈118°) — balanced three-way contrast
Deep Teal #00555A
7.4:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈147°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Navy Blue #1B2A4A
12.2:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈175°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.