Linen

#ebe2db

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

Linen is a pale orange with quiet warmth. 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 #ebe2db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ebe2db
RGB235, 226, 219
HSL26, 29%, 89%
HSV26, 7%, 92%
CMYK0%, 4%, 7%, 8%
Lab90.4, 1.86, 4.49
XYZ74.24, 77.17, 78.0
Decimal15459035
Web safe#ffcccc
Pantone434 C
Pantone434 CHex#ebe2dbRgb235 226 219Cmyk0 4 7 8Lab90 2 4Darker#b8987fDeep#d2bdadLighter#f4efec

Shades of linen

Tints of linen

Colors that go with linen

Linen in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 7, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ebe2db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 4 7 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 8 10 14
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 #ebe2db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ebe2db; }
.text { color: #ebe2db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe2db; }

How linen looks on light and dark

Linen and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ebe2db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.28:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
16.43:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ebe2db 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 #ebe2db sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #ebe2db and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #ebe2db are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.