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#FBE2EA

Snow · very light warm white

About #FBE2EA

With the hex code #FBE2EA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 89% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Snow — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2FBF3, a off white shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red251
Green226
Blue234

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #FBE2EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #FBE2EA.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #FBE2EA.
17.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE2EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE2EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E6EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEAE9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE1E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE2EA?

With the hex code #FBE2EA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 89% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE2EA?

Use black text. Black on #FBE2EA has a contrast ratio of 17.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE2EA?

Its complementary colour is #E2FBF3, and analogous partners are #FBE2F7 and #FBE6E2.