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#FBEEE2

Linen · very light neutral

About #FBEEE2

#FBEEE2 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 93% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is virtually identical to Linen (ΔE 1.6), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2EFFB (ice blue), 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 18.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red251
Green238
Blue226

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 1.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #FBEEE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBEEE2.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBEEE2.
18.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBEEE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBEEE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EEE1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5F1E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFEBEB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBEEE2?

#FBEEE2 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 93% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #FBEEE2?

Use black text. Black on #FBEEE2 has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBEEE2?

Its complementary colour is #E2EFFB, and analogous partners are #FBE2E2 and #FBFBE2.