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#FBFEDA

Cream · very light warm white

About #FBFEDA

With the hex code #FBFEDA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 100% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Cream — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DDDAFE, 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 20.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red251
Green254
Blue218

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 4.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #FBFEDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #FBFEDA.
1.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #FBFEDA.
20.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FBFEDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFFAD8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFCDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF9F4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBFEDA?

With the hex code #FBFEDA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 100% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FBFEDA?

Use black text. Black on #FBFEDA has a contrast ratio of 20.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBFEDA?

Its complementary colour is #DDDAFE, and analogous partners are #FEEFDA and #E9FEDA.