Linen

#e5dcd2

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 32 degrees. 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 #e5dcd2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e5dcd2

RGB229, 220, 210

HSL32, 27%, 86%

HSV32, 8%, 90%

CMYK0%, 4%, 8%, 10%

Lab88.21, 1.37, 5.99

XYZ69.54, 72.5, 71.3

Decimal15064274

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone434 C

Shades of linen

#d6c8b8 #c7b49e #b8a084 #a98b6a #957756 #7b6247 #614e38 #473929 #2d241a #13100b

Tints of linen

#e7dfd5 #e9e1d9 #ebe4dc #ede6df #efe9e3 #f1ece6 #f3eeea #f5f1ed #f7f4f0 #f8f6f4

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#d2dbe5 Analogous#e5d3d2 Analogous#e4e5d2 Triadic#d2e5dc Triadic#dcd2e5 Split complementary#d2e5e5 Split complementary#d3d2e5

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, 8, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e5dcd2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 8 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 11 16

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 #e5dcd2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e5dcd2; }
.text { color: #e5dcd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5dcd2; }

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 #e5dcd2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e5dcd2 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 #e5dcd2 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 #e5dcd2 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 #e5dcd2 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.