Linen

#f2dfd4

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

Linen is a pale orange with gentle 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 #f2dfd4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2dfd4

RGB242, 223, 212

HSL22, 54%, 89%

HSV22, 12%, 95%

CMYK0%, 8%, 12%, 5%

Lab90.05, 4.71, 7.72

XYZ74.89, 76.41, 73.09

Decimal15917012

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone5245 C

Shades of linen

#e8c7b3 #deaf93 #d59672 #cb7e52 #ba6838 #9a562e #794425 #59311b #381f11 #170d07

Tints of linen

#f3e1d7 #f4e3da #f5e6dd #f6e8e0 #f6eae3 #f7ece6 #f8eee9 #f9f0eb #faf3ee #fbf5f1

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#d4e7f2 Analogous#f2d4d8 Analogous#f2eed4 Triadic#d4f2df Triadic#dfd4f2 Split complementary#d4f2ee Split complementary#d4d8f2

Linen in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 12, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2dfd4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 12 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 15 11

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 #f2dfd4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2dfd4; }
.text { color: #f2dfd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2dfd4; }

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 #f2dfd4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2dfd4 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 #f2dfd4 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 #f2dfd4 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 #f2dfd4 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.