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#FBFDE2

Beige · very light warm white

About #FBFDE2

#FBFDE2 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 99% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Beige (ΔE 2.8), with Ivory the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4E2FD (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 20.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red251
Green253
Blue226

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 2.8
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 6.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #FBFDE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #FBFDE2.
1.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #FBFDE2.
20.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBFDE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBFDE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFFAE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFBE3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF9F5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBFDE2?

#FBFDE2 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 99% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FBFDE2?

Use black text. Black on #FBFDE2 has a contrast ratio of 20.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBFDE2?

Its complementary colour is #E4E2FD, and analogous partners are #FDF2E2 and #EEFDE2.