A study in yellow
Blanched Almond
#FFEBCD
- Family
- Yellow
- L
- 0.948
- C
- 0.045
- H
- 78°
Notes
Strip an almond of its papery brown skin and the kernel is exactly this colour: pale, faintly pink, faintly yellow. CSS pulled the name from a 1980s X11 swatch list curated by graphics researcher Paul Raveling, who borrowed liberally from sample books. It rarely earns a place in modern UI palettes but shows up constantly in food photography because cameras render it as warm without going beige. Drop a dark cocoa #2c1810 on top for menu copy and you have a bakery brand in two colours. Place it next to any cool grey and it loses identity completely, reading as cream that got dirty rather than an intentional surface.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Blanched Almond?
Strip an almond of its papery brown skin and the kernel is exactly this colour: pale, faintly pink, faintly yellow. CSS pulled the name from a 1980s X11 swatch list curated by graphics researcher Paul Raveling, who borrowed liberally from sample books. Its hex code is #FFEBCD.
What are the tints and shades of Blanched Almond?
uishades builds an 11-step OKLCH ramp for Blanched Almond (#FFEBCD) - its lightest tints through its darkest shades - plus an 11-stop Tailwind scale (50–950), both keyed to the same 50–950 stops. Lightness steps stay evenly spaced and the hue stays stable, so the mid-tones don't go muddy.
What colors pair well with Blanched Almond?
Its complementary color is #DCF0FF. Triadic partners are #CCF8F9 and #FBE5FF; analogous neighbours are #F0F1CF and #FFE6D5.
What are the OKLCH and RGB values of Blanched Almond?
Blanched Almond is #FFEBCD - OKLCH 0.948 0.045 78°, rgb(255 235 205), in the yellow family.