Linen

#f4e4da

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

Linen sits in the orange range, pale and soft. 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 #f4e4da, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f4e4da
RGB244, 228, 218
HSL23, 54%, 91%
HSV23, 11%, 96%
CMYK0%, 7%, 11%, 4%
Lab91.59, 3.79, 6.82
XYZ77.71, 79.78, 77.63
Decimal16049370
Web safe#ffcccc
Pantone5175 C
Pantone5175 CHex#f4e4daRgb244 228 218Cmyk0 7 11 4Lab92 4 7Darker#d3946cDeep#e4bca3Lighter#f7eee8

Shades of linen

Tints of linen

Colors that go with linen

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, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f4e4da on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 7 11 4
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 10 14 10
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 #f4e4da straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f4e4da; }
.text { color: #f4e4da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e4da; }

How linen looks on light and dark

Linen and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f4e4da against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.24:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
16.96:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f4e4da 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 #f4e4da 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 #f4e4da 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

Every value on this page for #f4e4da is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.