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#FBF2E2

Linen · very light warm white

About #FBF2E2

#FBF2E2 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 95% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Linen (ΔE 3.1); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2EBFB — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FBF2E2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red251
Green242
Blue226

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 3.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.9
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #FBF2E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBF2E2.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBF2E2.
18.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBF2E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBF2E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6F2E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F9F4E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFEFED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBF2E2?

#FBF2E2 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 95% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FBF2E2?

Use black text. Black on #FBF2E2 has a contrast ratio of 18.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBF2E2?

Its complementary colour is #E2EBFB, and analogous partners are #FBE6E2 and #F8FBE2.