Nearest-color comparison

Bisque vs Champagne

Bisque #FFE4C4 vs Champagne #F7E7CE: RGB distance 13.2 and contrast 1.01:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.

Bisque and Champagne are very close, with an RGB distance of 13.2. Champagne is lighter by 0.0065, and Bisque is more saturated by 28 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.

Bisque#FFE4C4
Champagne#F7E7CE

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Bisque and Champagne across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance13.2
Pair contrast1.01:1
Luminance delta0.0065
Hue delta4 deg
Lighter colorChampagne
More saturatedBisque

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Bisque

Bisque is #FFE4C4, a warm orange with hue 33°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.8073. Beside Champagne, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.15:1.

HEX#FFE4C4 RGB255, 228, 196 HSL33, 100, 88 CMYK0, 11, 23, 0 Luminance0.8073 Best textblack text

orange color

Champagne

Champagne is #F7E7CE, a warm orange with hue 37°, saturation 72% and luminance 0.8138. Beside Bisque, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.28:1.

HEX#F7E7CE RGB247, 231, 206 HSL37, 72, 89 CMYK0, 6, 17, 3 Luminance0.8138 Best textblack text

When to Use Bisque or Champagne

Choose BisqueChoose Bisque when the design calls for light and pastel orange color at #FFE4C4, with warm temperature and 88% HSL lightness.
Choose ChampagneChoose Champagne when #F7E7CE, its light and pastel orange character, or its 89% HSL lightness is the closer match.
Use togetherTreat them as tonal alternatives or adjacent palette steps, not as text and background. Their contrast is only 1.01:1. They share light and pastel tone characteristics.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBisqueChampagne
HEX#FFE4C4#F7E7CE
RGB255, 228, 196247, 231, 206
HSL33, 100, 8837, 72, 89
CMYK0, 11, 23, 00, 6, 17, 3
FamilyOrangeOrange
TemperatureWarmWarm
ToneLight, PastelLight, Pastel
Luminance0.80730.8138
Black contrast17.15:117.28:1
White contrast1.22:11.22:1
Shared tonesLight, Pastel

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Bisqueblack text - 17.15:1
Champagneblack text - 17.28:1

Downloadable color comparison infographic

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Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Bisque vs Champagne Data (JSON)

Structured comparison data for Bisque and Champagne, including color systems, RGB distance, HSL deltas, contrast, accessibility guidance, use cases, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links
differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes
accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color
useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together
relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Colors
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Differences
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Accessibility
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Use cases
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Related API
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Full JSON dataset
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