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#FFFBE2

Beige · very light warm white

About #FFFBE2

With the hex code #FFFBE2, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 98% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Beige — a ΔE of 2.8 — followed by Ivory. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2E6FF, 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 20.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red255
Green251
Blue226

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 2.8
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 5.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.2

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

Text on #FFFBE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #FFFBE2.
1.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #FFFBE2.
20.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFFBE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFFBE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF9E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFBE3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF7F4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFFBE2?

With the hex code #FFFBE2, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 98% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFFBE2?

Use black text. Black on #FFFBE2 has a contrast ratio of 20.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFFBE2?

Its complementary colour is #E2E6FF, and analogous partners are #FFECE2 and #F5FFE2.