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#F7FBE2

Beige · very light warm white

About #F7FBE2

#F7FBE2 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 98% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Beige (ΔE 2.3), with Ivory the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E6E2FB (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red247
Green251
Blue226

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 2.3
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 5.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #F7FBE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #F7FBE2.
1.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #F7FBE2.
19.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7FBE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7FBE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF8E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFF9E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAF8F4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7FBE2?

#F7FBE2 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 98% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F7FBE2?

Use black text. Black on #F7FBE2 has a contrast ratio of 19.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7FBE2?

Its complementary colour is #E6E2FB, and analogous partners are #FBF3E2 and #EBFBE2.