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#FBEBF4

Snow · very light neutral

About #FBEBF4

#FBEBF4 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 92% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Snow (ΔE 7.3), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBFBF2 (off white), 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 18.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red251
Green235
Blue244

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 7.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #FBEBF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #FBEBF4.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #FBEBF4.
18.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBEBF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBEBF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECEEF4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFF0F4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FDEBEE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBEBF4?

#FBEBF4 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 92% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #FBEBF4?

Use black text. Black on #FBEBF4 has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBEBF4?

Its complementary colour is #EBFBF2, and analogous partners are #FAEBFB and #FBEBEC.