Linen

#e3ded9

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

This is Linen, a muted orange at 30 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Linen color values

Every conversion for #e3ded9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e3ded9

RGB227, 222, 217

HSL30, 15%, 87%

HSV30, 4%, 89%

CMYK0%, 2%, 4%, 11%

Lab88.73, 0.83, 3.04

XYZ70.32, 73.58, 76.14

Decimal14933721

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone427 C

Shades of linen

#d1c9c1 #c0b5a9 #aea092 #9d8b7a #897765 #716253 #594d42 #413930 #29241f #120f0d

Tints of linen

#e5e0dc #e7e3df #e9e5e1 #ebe8e4 #edeae7 #efecea #f1efec #f3f1ef #f5f4f2 #f7f6f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#d9dee3 Analogous#e3d9d9 Analogous#e3e3d9 Triadic#d9e3de Triadic#ded9e3 Split complementary#d9e3e3 Split complementary#d9d9e3

Linen in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 4, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e3ded9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 4 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 8 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 #e3ded9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e3ded9; }
.text { color: #e3ded9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ded9; }

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 #e3ded9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e3ded9 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 #e3ded9 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 #e3ded9 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 #e3ded9 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.