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#FBE4E2

Linen · very light warm white

About #FBE4E2

With the hex code #FBE4E2, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 89% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Linen — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2F9FB, a ice blue 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 17.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red251
Green228
Blue226

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.9
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.0
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #FBE4E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBE4E2.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBE4E2.
17.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE4E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE4E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E7E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDEBE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE2E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE4E2?

With the hex code #FBE4E2, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 89% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE4E2?

Use black text. Black on #FBE4E2 has a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE4E2?

Its complementary colour is #E2F9FB, and analogous partners are #FBE2EC and #FBF1E2.