Blanched Almond color (#FFEBCD)
Blanched Almond is one of the 148 CSS named colors. Use the keyword blanchedalmond
anywhere CSS accepts a color, or its hex code #FFEBCD, which is rgb(255, 235, 205) in RGB.
It is a very light, muted color with a hue angle of 36° on the HSL color wheel and a perceived lightness of 95% in OKLCH. On a blanched almond background, black text gives the higher contrast at 18.01:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text.
Blanched Almond color codes
| CSS name | blanchedalmond |
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|---|---|---|
| HEX | #FFEBCD |
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| HEX (8-digit) | #FFEBCDFF |
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| RGB | rgb(255, 235, 205) |
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| HSL | hsl(36, 100%, 90%) |
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| HSV / HSB | hsv(36, 20%, 100%) |
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| OKLCH | oklch(94.8% 0.0449 78.1) |
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| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 19.6%, 0%) |
Contrast with white and black
WCAG 2 contrast ratios and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for blanched almond used as text and as a background.
Tints and shades of blanched almond
Tints mix blanched almond with white; shades mix it with black, in 10% steps. Click a swatch to copy it, or build custom scales in the tint & shade generator.
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Colors that go with blanched almond
Harmonies calculated on the HSL color wheel. Explore more in the color scheme generator.
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Blanched Almond with color blindness
Approximately how blanched almond appears with each type of color vision deficiency. Test full designs with the color blindness simulator.
Using blanched almond in CSS
.element {
color: blanchedalmond;
background-color: #ffebcd;
border-color: rgb(255 235 205 / 50%);
outline-color: oklch(94.8% 0.0449 78.1);
}Similar named colors
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