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#FBE7ED

Snow · very light neutral

About #FBE7ED

#FBE7ED is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 91% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Snow (ΔE 8.2); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7FBF5 — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FBE7ED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red251
Green231
Blue237

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 8.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #FBE7ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #FBE7ED.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #FBE7ED.
17.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE7ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE7ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9EAED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDEDED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE6E9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE7ED?

#FBE7ED is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 91% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE7ED?

Use black text. Black on #FBE7ED has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE7ED?

Its complementary colour is #E7FBF5, and analogous partners are #FBE7F7 and #FBEBE7.