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#FBE2EC

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FBE2EC

#FBE2EC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 89% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 10.3); Snow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2FBF1 — a ivory tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FBE2EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red251
Green226
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.3
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.0
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #FBE2EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2EC.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2EC.
17.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE2EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE2EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E6EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9EAEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE1E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE2EC?

#FBE2EC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 89% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE2EC?

Use black text. Black on #FBE2EC has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE2EC?

Its complementary colour is #E2FBF1, and analogous partners are #FBE2F9 and #FBE5E2.