Linen

#d8d0ca

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 26 degrees. 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 #d8d0ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d8d0ca

RGB216, 208, 202

HSL26, 15%, 82%

HSV26, 6%, 85%

CMYK0%, 4%, 6%, 15%

Lab83.95, 1.72, 3.95

XYZ61.54, 63.97, 64.98

Decimal14209226

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone428 C

Shades of linen

#c8bcb4 #b7a89d #a79587 #968171 #816e5f #6b5b4f #55483e #3e352e #28221d #120f0d

Tints of linen

#ded8d3 #e5dfdb #ebe7e4 #f1eeec #f7f6f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#cad2d8 Analogous#d8cacb Analogous#d8d7ca Triadic#cad8d0 Triadic#d0cad8 Split complementary#cad8d7 Split complementary#cacbd8

Linen in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 6, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d8d0ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 6 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 10 21

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 #d8d0ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d8d0ca; }
.text { color: #d8d0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d0ca; }

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 #d8d0ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d8d0ca 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 #d8d0ca 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 #d8d0ca 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

The figures for #d8d0ca come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.