Linen

#e4e2da

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

Linen is a light yellow, relaxed at this saturation. 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 #e4e2da, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4e2da

RGB228, 226, 218

HSL48, 16%, 87%

HSV48, 4%, 89%

CMYK0%, 1%, 4%, 11%

Lab89.84, -0.72, 4.13

XYZ71.85, 75.95, 77.2

Decimal15000282

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone427 C

Shades of linen

#d2cfc2 #c1bcaa #afaa92 #9e977a #8a8265 #726c53 #5a5541 #423e30 #2a271e #12110d

Tints of linen

#e6e4dd #e8e6df #eae8e2 #eceae5 #eeece7 #f0efea #f2f1ed #f4f3ef #f6f5f2 #f7f7f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#dadce4 Analogous#e4ddda Analogous#e1e4da Triadic#dae4e2 Triadic#e2dae4 Split complementary#dae1e4 Split complementary#dddae4

Linen in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 4, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4e2da on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 4 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 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 #e4e2da straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4e2da; }
.text { color: #e4e2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e2da; }

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 #e4e2da against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4e2da 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 #e4e2da 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 #e4e2da 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 #e4e2da 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 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.