Blanched Almond is the CSS named color #FFEBCD — rgb(255, 235, 205), hsl(36, 100%, 90%). Its relative luminance is 0.851, giving 1.17:1 against white and 18.02:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #FFEBCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 235, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 100%, 90%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.8508 |
| Contrast on white | 1.17:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 18.02:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing blanchedalmond toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
blanchedalmond is #FFEBCD, which is rgb(255, 235, 205) and hsl(36, 100%, 90%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Blanched Almond has a relative luminance of 0.851 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.17:1; against black, 18.02:1.
blanchedalmond reaches 18.02:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.