Linen

#cec3be

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for linen, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Linen sits in the orange range, light and muted. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Linen color values

Every conversion for #cec3be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cec3be

RGB206, 195, 190

HSL19, 14%, 78%

HSV19, 8%, 81%

CMYK0%, 5%, 8%, 19%

Lab79.54, 2.98, 3.88

XYZ54.26, 55.87, 56.64

Decimal13550526

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone406 C

Shades of linen

#beb0a9 #af9d94 #9f897f #8e766b #7a655c #65544c #50423c #3b312d #26201d #110e0d

Tints of linen

#d2c8c3 #d6cdc9 #dad2ce #dfd7d4 #e3dcd9 #e7e1df #ebe6e4 #efebea #f3f1ef #f7f6f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#bec9ce Analogous#cebec1 Analogous#cecbbe Triadic#becec3 Triadic#c3bece Split complementary#bececb Split complementary#bec1ce

Linen in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 8, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cec3be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 8 19

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 11 25

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Linen in css

Copy #cec3be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cec3be; }
.text { color: #cec3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec3be; }

How linen looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Linen and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cec3be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cec3be against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Linen on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cec3be sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around linen? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn linen into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cec3be and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from linen, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #cec3be are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.