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#FBE3E2

Linen · very light warm white

About #FBE3E2

#FBE3E2 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 89% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Linen (ΔE 7.6); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2FAFB — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FBE3E2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red251
Green227
Blue226

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.6
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #FBE3E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBE3E2.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBE3E2.
17.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE3E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE3E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E6E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECEAE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE1E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE3E2?

#FBE3E2 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 89% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE3E2?

Use black text. Black on #FBE3E2 has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE3E2?

Its complementary colour is #E2FAFB, and analogous partners are #FBE2EE and #FBEFE2.