Linen

#d0c8bf

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

This is Linen, a muted 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 #d0c8bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d0c8bf

RGB208, 200, 191

HSL32, 15%, 78%

HSV32, 8%, 82%

CMYK0%, 4%, 8%, 18%

Lab81.0, 1.22, 5.48

XYZ56.07, 58.48, 57.62

Decimal13682879

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone428 C

Shades of linen

#c0b6aa #b1a395 #a1917f #917f6b #7c6c5b #675a4b #51473c #3c352c #27221d #120f0d

Tints of linen

#d8d1ca #e0dad4 #e8e4df #f0edea #f7f6f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#bfc7d0 Analogous#d0c0bf Analogous#d0d0bf Triadic#bfd0c8 Triadic#c8bfd0 Split complementary#bfd0d0 Split complementary#c0bfd0

Linen in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 8, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d0c8bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 8 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 11 24

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 #d0c8bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d0c8bf; }
.text { color: #d0c8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c8bf; }

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 #d0c8bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d0c8bf 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 #d0c8bf 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 #d0c8bf 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 #d0c8bf are worked out. 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.