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#FBE2EB

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FBE2EB

#FBE2EB is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 89% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 10.5), with Snow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2FBF2 (ivory), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red251
Green226
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.5
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #FBE2EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2EB.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2EB.
17.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE2EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE2EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E6EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEAEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE1E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE2EB?

#FBE2EB is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 89% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE2EB?

Use black text. Black on #FBE2EB has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE2EB?

Its complementary colour is #E2FBF2, and analogous partners are #FBE2F8 and #FBE6E2.