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#FBFCDC

Beige · very light warm white

About #FBFCDC

With the hex code #FBFCDC, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 99% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Beige — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDDCFC, 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 20.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red251
Green252
Blue220

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.1
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #FBFCDC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #FBFCDC.
1.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #FBFCDC.
20.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FBFCDC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF9DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFADD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF8F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBFCDC?

With the hex code #FBFCDC, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 99% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FBFCDC?

Use black text. Black on #FBFCDC has a contrast ratio of 20.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBFCDC?

Its complementary colour is #DDDCFC, and analogous partners are #FCEDDC and #EBFCDC.