#FBFBE9
Ivory · very light warm white
About #FBFBE9
With the hex code #FBFBE9, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 98% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Ivory — a ΔE of 2.1 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E9E9FB, a lavender 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 — 20.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FBFBE9?
With the hex code #FBFBE9, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 98% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FBFBE9?
Use black text. Black on #FBFBE9 has a contrast ratio of 20.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FBFBE9?
Its complementary colour is #E9E9FB, and analogous partners are #FBF2E9 and #F2FBE9.