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#FBE2F0

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FBE2F0

With the hex code #FBE2F0, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 89% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Snow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2FBED, a pale mint 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 17.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red251
Green226
Blue240

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.4
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 12.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #FBE2F0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2F0.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2F0.
17.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE2F0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE2F0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E6F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8EAEF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE2E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE2F0?

With the hex code #FBE2F0, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 89% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE2F0?

Use black text. Black on #FBE2F0 has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE2F0?

Its complementary colour is #E2FBED, and analogous partners are #FAE2FB and #FBE2E4.