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#FBE2E8

Snow · very light warm white

About #FBE2E8

#FBE2E8 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 89% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Snow (ΔE 10.3), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2FBF5 (off white), 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 17.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red251
Green226
Blue232

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 10.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #FBE2E8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #FBE2E8.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #FBE2E8.
17.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE2E8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE2E8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E6E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEAE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE1E4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE2E8?

#FBE2E8 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 89% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE2E8?

Use black text. Black on #FBE2E8 has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE2E8?

Its complementary colour is #E2FBF5, and analogous partners are #FBE2F5 and #FBE8E2.