Linen

#dfdcd1

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

This is Linen, a muted yellow at 47 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Linen color values

Every conversion for #dfdcd1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfdcd1

RGB223, 220, 209

HSL47, 18%, 85%

HSV47, 6%, 87%

CMYK0%, 1%, 6%, 13%

Lab87.72, -0.89, 5.75

XYZ67.53, 71.48, 70.56

Decimal14671057

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone427 C

Shades of linen

#cfcab9 #beb8a2 #aea68a #9d9472 #88805f #71694e #59533e #413d2d #2a271d #12110d

Tints of linen

#e1dfd5 #e4e1d8 #e6e4dc #e9e7df #ebe9e3 #eeece6 #f0efea #f3f2ed #f5f4f1 #f8f7f4

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#d1d4df Analogous#dfd5d1 Analogous#dbdfd1 Triadic#d1dfdc Triadic#dcd1df Split complementary#d1dbdf Split complementary#d5d1df

Linen in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 6, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfdcd1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 6 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 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 #dfdcd1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfdcd1; }
.text { color: #dfdcd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdcd1; }

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 #dfdcd1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfdcd1 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 #dfdcd1 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 #dfdcd1 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 #dfdcd1 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.