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#FBE2ED

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FBE2ED

With the hex code #FBE2ED, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Snow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2FBF0, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red251
Green226
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.0
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #FBE2ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2ED.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2ED.
17.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE2ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE2ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E6ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9EAEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE2E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE2ED?

With the hex code #FBE2ED, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 89% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE2ED?

Use black text. Black on #FBE2ED has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE2ED?

Its complementary colour is #E2FBF0, and analogous partners are #FBE2FA and #FBE3E2.