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#FBECE9

Linen · very light neutral

About #FBECE9

With the hex code #FBECE9, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 93% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Linen — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E9F8FB, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red251
Green236
Blue233

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 5.4
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #FBECE9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBECE9.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBECE9.
18.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBECE9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBECE9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEDE9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2F0E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFEAEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBECE9?

With the hex code #FBECE9, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 93% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% 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 #FBECE9?

Use black text. Black on #FBECE9 has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBECE9?

Its complementary colour is #E9F8FB, and analogous partners are #FBE9EF and #FBF5E9.