Linen

#e6e2db

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 38 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 #e6e2db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e6e2db

RGB230, 226, 219

HSL38, 18%, 88%

HSV38, 5%, 90%

CMYK0%, 2%, 5%, 10%

Lab90.01, 0.14, 3.88

XYZ72.62, 76.33, 77.92

Decimal15131355

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone427 C

Shades of linen

#d5cec2 #c4baaa #b3a691 #a19278 #8e7e62 #756851 #5c5240 #433c2f #2b261e #12100d

Tints of linen

#e8e4de #eae6e0 #ebe8e3 #edeae5 #efece8 #f1eeea #f2f0ed #f4f2ef #f6f4f2 #f8f7f4

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#dbdfe6 Analogous#e6dcdb Analogous#e5e6db Triadic#dbe6e2 Triadic#e2dbe6 Split complementary#dbe5e6 Split complementary#dcdbe6

Linen in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 5, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e6e2db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 5 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 9 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 #e6e2db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e6e2db; }
.text { color: #e6e2db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e2db; }

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 #e6e2db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e6e2db 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 #e6e2db 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 #e6e2db 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 #e6e2db is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.