Linen

#dfd5d2

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

Linen is a light red that reads soft. 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 #dfd5d2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfd5d2

RGB223, 213, 210

HSL14, 17%, 85%

HSV14, 6%, 87%

CMYK0%, 4%, 6%, 13%

Lab85.97, 2.92, 2.7

XYZ65.86, 67.93, 70.61

Decimal14669266

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5315 C

Shades of linen

#cebfba #bea9a3 #ad938b #9c7d74 #876960 #705750 #58453f #41322e #29201d #120e0d

Tints of linen

#e1d8d5 #e4dbd9 #e6dfdc #e9e2e0 #ebe5e3 #eee8e7 #f0ecea #f3efee #f5f2f1 #f8f5f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#d2dcdf Analogous#dfd2d5 Analogous#dfdcd2 Triadic#d2dfd5 Triadic#d5d2df Split complementary#d2dfdc Split complementary#d2d5df

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, 4, 6, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfd5d2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 6 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 10 19

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 #dfd5d2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfd5d2; }
.text { color: #dfd5d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd5d2; }

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 #dfd5d2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfd5d2 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 #dfd5d2 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 #dfd5d2 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

The figures for #dfd5d2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.