Linen

#fdf5ec

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

This is Linen, a vivid orange at 32 degrees. 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 #fdf5ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fdf5ec

RGB253, 245, 236

HSL32, 81%, 96%

HSV32, 7%, 99%

CMYK0%, 3%, 7%, 1%

Lab96.92, 1.16, 5.26

XYZ88.3, 92.24, 92.51

Decimal16643564

Web safe#ffffff

Pantone427 C

Shades of linen

#f9dfc3 #f4c999 #f0b470 #ec9e46 #e7881d #c27014 #985810 #6f400c #452807 #1c1003

Tints of linen

#fdf5ec #fdf5ed #fdf5ed #fdf6ed #fdf6ed #fdf6ee #fdf6ee #fdf6ee #fdf6ef #fdf7ef

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#ecf4fd Analogous#fdedec Analogous#fdfdec Triadic#ecfdf5 Triadic#f5ecfd Split complementary#ecfdfd Split complementary#edecfd

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, 3, 7, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fdf5ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 7 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 10 7

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 #fdf5ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fdf5ec; }
.text { color: #fdf5ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf5ec; }

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 #fdf5ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fdf5ec 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 #fdf5ec 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 #fdf5ec 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 #fdf5ec is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.