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#FBE2EE

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FBE2EE

#FBE2EE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 89% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.8), with Snow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2FBEF (pale mint), 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 17.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red251
Green226
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.8
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.5
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #FBE2EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2EE.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2EE.
17.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE2EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE2EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E6EF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9EAED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE2E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE2EE?

#FBE2EE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 89% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE2EE?

Use black text. Black on #FBE2EE has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE2EE?

Its complementary colour is #E2FBEF, and analogous partners are #FBE2FB and #FBE3E2.