Linen

#f2eae2

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 30 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 #f2eae2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2eae2

RGB242, 234, 226

HSL30, 38%, 92%

HSV30, 7%, 95%

CMYK0%, 3%, 7%, 5%

Lab93.11, 1.34, 4.83

XYZ79.77, 83.21, 83.81

Decimal15919842

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone427 C

Shades of linen

#e4d4c4 #d7bea6 #c9a887 #bc9369 #ac7d4d #8e6740 #705132 #523b25 #332517 #150f09

Tints of linen

#f3ebe4 #f3ece5 #f4eee7 #f5efe9 #f6f0ea #f6f1ec #f7f2ee #f8f4ef #f9f5f1 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#e2eaf2 Analogous#f2e2e2 Analogous#f2f2e2 Triadic#e2f2ea Triadic#eae2f2 Split complementary#e2f2f2 Split complementary#e2e2f2

Linen in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 7, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2eae2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 7 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 10 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 #f2eae2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2eae2; }
.text { color: #f2eae2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2eae2; }

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 #f2eae2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2eae2 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 #f2eae2 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 #f2eae2 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 #f2eae2 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.