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#FBFDE7

Beige · very light warm white

About #FBFDE7

With the hex code #FBFDE7, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 99% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% 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 3.2 — followed by Ivory. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E9E7FD, 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 — 20.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red251
Green253
Blue231

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.2
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 3.8
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #FBFDE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #FBFDE7.
1.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #FBFDE7.
20.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBFDE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBFDE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFFBE6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFBE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FEFAF7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBFDE7?

With the hex code #FBFDE7, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 99% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FBFDE7?

Use black text. Black on #FBFDE7 has a contrast ratio of 20.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBFDE7?

Its complementary colour is #E9E7FD, and analogous partners are #FDF4E7 and #F0FDE7.