Linen

#e2dfdc

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 grey. 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 #e2dfdc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2dfdc

RGB226, 223, 220

HSL30, 9%, 87%

HSV30, 3%, 89%

CMYK0%, 1%, 3%, 11%

Lab88.98, 0.49, 1.82

XYZ70.67, 74.11, 78.29

Decimal14868444

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone649 C

Shades of linen

#cfcac5 #bcb5af #aaa198 #978c81 #82776c #6c6259 #554e46 #3e3934 #272421 #110f0e

Tints of linen

#e4e1df #e6e4e1 #e8e6e4 #eae8e6 #ecebe9 #efedeb #f1efee #f3f1f0 #f5f4f3 #f7f6f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#dcdfe2 Analogous#e2dcdc Analogous#e2e2dc Triadic#dce2df Triadic#dfdce2 Split complementary#dce2e2 Split complementary#dcdce2

Linen in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 3, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2dfdc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 3 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 7 17

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 #e2dfdc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2dfdc; }
.text { color: #e2dfdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dfdc; }

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 #e2dfdc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2dfdc 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 #e2dfdc 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 #e2dfdc 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

Every value on this page for #e2dfdc is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.