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#FBF3E2

Linen · very light warm white

About #FBF3E2

With the hex code #FBF3E2, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 95% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Linen — a ΔE of 3.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2EAFB, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red251
Green243
Blue226

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 3.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.8
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 4.8

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

Text on #FBF3E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBF3E2.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FBF3E2.
19.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBF3E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBF3E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8F2E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FAF5E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF0EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBF3E2?

With the hex code #FBF3E2, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 95% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FBF3E2?

Use black text. Black on #FBF3E2 has a contrast ratio of 19.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBF3E2?

Its complementary colour is #E2EAFB, and analogous partners are #FBE7E2 and #F7FBE2.