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#FEE3EB

Snow · very light warm white

About #FEE3EB

#FEE3EB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 89% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Snow (ΔE 10.8); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E3FEF6 — a ivory tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FEE3EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red254
Green227
Blue235

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 11.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #FEE3EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #FEE3EB.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #FEE3EB.
17.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEE3EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEE3EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E7EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECEBEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE2E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEE3EB?

#FEE3EB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 89% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FEE3EB?

Use black text. Black on #FEE3EB has a contrast ratio of 17.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEE3EB?

Its complementary colour is #E3FEF6, and analogous partners are #FEE3F9 and #FEE8E3.