Linen

#cfc3bc

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

Linen sits in the orange range, light and muted. 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 #cfc3bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfc3bc

RGB207, 195, 188

HSL22, 17%, 77%

HSV22, 9%, 81%

CMYK0%, 6%, 9%, 19%

Lab79.57, 3.0, 5.01

XYZ54.32, 55.93, 55.51

Decimal13616060

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone406 C

Shades of linen

#c0b0a7 #b19d92 #a18a7c #917768 #7c6659 #67544a #52433a #3c312b #27201c #120f0d

Tints of linen

#d7cdc7 #dfd7d3 #e7e1de #efece9 #f8f6f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#bcc8cf Analogous#cfbcbf Analogous#cfccbc Triadic#bccfc3 Triadic#c3bccf Split complementary#bccfcc Split complementary#bcbfcf

Linen in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 9, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfc3bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 9 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 12 25

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 #cfc3bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfc3bc; }
.text { color: #cfc3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc3bc; }

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 #cfc3bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfc3bc 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 #cfc3bc 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 #cfc3bc 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

Here is how the numbers for #cfc3bc are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.