Linen

#efdfd4

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

This is Linen, a soft orange at 24 degrees. 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 #efdfd4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#efdfd4

RGB239, 223, 212

HSL24, 46%, 88%

HSV24, 11%, 94%

CMYK0%, 7%, 11%, 6%

Lab89.8, 3.65, 7.34

XYZ73.87, 75.88, 73.04

Decimal15720404

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone434 C

Shades of linen

#e4c8b5 #d8b197 #cd9b78 #c18459 #af6e41 #915b36 #72482b #54341f #352114 #160e08

Tints of linen

#f0e1d7 #f1e3da #f2e6dd #f3e8e0 #f5eae3 #f6ece6 #f7efe9 #f8f1ec #f9f3ef #faf5f2

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#d4e4ef Analogous#efd4d6 Analogous#efedd4 Triadic#d4efdf Triadic#dfd4ef Split complementary#d4efed Split complementary#d4d6ef

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, 7, 11, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #efdfd4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 11 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 14 12

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 #efdfd4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #efdfd4; }
.text { color: #efdfd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efdfd4; }

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 #efdfd4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #efdfd4 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 #efdfd4 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 #efdfd4 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 #efdfd4 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.