Linen

#e8e4e2

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 20 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 #e8e4e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e8e4e2

RGB232, 228, 226

HSL20, 12%, 90%

HSV20, 3%, 91%

CMYK0%, 2%, 3%, 9%

Lab90.84, 1.0, 1.44

XYZ74.75, 78.13, 83.09

Decimal15262946

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone649 C

Shades of linen

#d5ceca #c2b8b2 #afa19a #9c8b83 #88756c #706159 #594c46 #413833 #292320 #110f0e

Tints of linen

#eae6e4 #ebe8e6 #ede9e8 #eeebea #f0edec #f1efed #f3f0ef #f4f2f1 #f6f4f3 #f7f6f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#e2e6e8 Analogous#e8e2e3 Analogous#e8e7e2 Triadic#e2e8e4 Triadic#e4e2e8 Split complementary#e2e8e7 Split complementary#e2e3e8

Linen in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 3, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e8e4e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 3 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 7 15

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 #e8e4e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e8e4e2; }
.text { color: #e8e4e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e4e2; }

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 #e8e4e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e8e4e2 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 #e8e4e2 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 #e8e4e2 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 #e8e4e2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.