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#FBF2EB

Linen · very light neutral

About #FBF2EB

#FBF2EB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 95% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% 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 virtually identical to Linen (ΔE 1.7); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBF4FB — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FBF2EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red251
Green242
Blue235

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 1.7
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 2.9
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 4.7

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

Text on #FBF2EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBF2EB.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBF2EB.
19.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBF2EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBF2EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5F2EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7F4EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FEF0F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBF2EB?

#FBF2EB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 95% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% 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 #FBF2EB?

Use black text. Black on #FBF2EB has a contrast ratio of 19.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBF2EB?

Its complementary colour is #EBF4FB, and analogous partners are #FBEBEC and #FBFAEB.