Linen

#dbd4d2

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

This is Linen, a grey red sitting at 13 degrees on the wheel. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Linen color values

Every conversion for #dbd4d2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbd4d2

RGB219, 212, 210

HSL13, 11%, 84%

HSV13, 4%, 86%

CMYK0%, 3%, 4%, 14%

Lab85.4, 2.05, 1.83

XYZ64.39, 66.8, 70.47

Decimal14406866

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5315 C

Shades of linen

#c9bfbc #b8aaa6 #a69590 #947f79 #806c66 #6a5954 #534643 #3d3431 #27211f #110e0e

Tints of linen

#ded7d6 #e1dbd9 #e3dedd #e6e1e0 #e9e5e4 #ece8e7 #efebeb #f1efee #f4f2f2 #f7f6f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#d2d9db Analogous#dbd2d4 Analogous#dbd9d2 Triadic#d2dbd4 Triadic#d4d2db Split complementary#d2dbd9 Split complementary#d2d4db

Linen in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 4, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbd4d2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 4 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 8 20

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 #dbd4d2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbd4d2; }
.text { color: #dbd4d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd4d2; }

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 #dbd4d2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbd4d2 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 #dbd4d2 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 #dbd4d2 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 #dbd4d2 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.