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#FBFBEB

Ivory · very light warm white

About #FBFBEB

#FBFBEB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 98% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Ivory (ΔE 1.5); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBEBFB — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FBFBEB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 20.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red251
Green251
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 1.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.5

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

Text on #FBFBEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ivory #FBFBEB.
1.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ivory #FBFBEB.
20.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FBFBEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FEF9EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FEFAEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FEF9F6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBFBEB?

#FBFBEB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 98% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FBFBEB?

Use black text. Black on #FBFBEB has a contrast ratio of 20.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBFBEB?

Its complementary colour is #EBEBFB, and analogous partners are #FBF3EB and #F3FBEB.