Linen

#c6c4bb

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

This is Linen, a grey yellow at 49 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Linen color values

Every conversion for #c6c4bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c6c4bb

RGB198, 196, 187

HSL49, 9%, 75%

HSV49, 6%, 78%

CMYK0%, 1%, 6%, 22%

Lab79.08, -0.91, 4.75

XYZ52.0, 55.07, 54.9

Decimal13026491

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone428 C

Shades of linen

#b6b3a8 #a6a394 #969281 #84806f #716e5f #5e5b4f #4a483e #37362e #24231e #11100e

Tints of linen

#d0cec7 #dad8d2 #e3e2de #edecea #f7f7f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#bbbdc6 Analogous#c6bfbb Analogous#c3c6bb Triadic#bbc6c4 Triadic#c4bbc6 Split complementary#bbc3c6 Split complementary#bfbbc6

Linen in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 6, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c6c4bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 6 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 10 28

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Linen in css

Copy #c6c4bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c6c4bb; }
.text { color: #c6c4bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c4bb; }

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 #c6c4bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c6c4bb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Linen on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c6c4bb 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn linen into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c6c4bb 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 #c6c4bb is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.