Linen

#d9d2cd

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 25 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 #d9d2cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d9d2cd

RGB217, 210, 205

HSL25, 14%, 83%

HSV25, 6%, 85%

CMYK0%, 3%, 6%, 15%

Lab84.61, 1.53, 3.32

XYZ62.68, 65.25, 67.05

Decimal14275277

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5315 C

Shades of linen

#c8beb7 #b7aaa1 #a6968a #958274 #816f62 #6a5b51 #544840 #3e352f #28221e #110f0d

Tints of linen

#dfd9d5 #e5e0dd #ebe8e5 #f1efed #f7f6f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#cdd4d9 Analogous#d9cdce Analogous#d9d8cd Triadic#cdd9d2 Triadic#d2cdd9 Split complementary#cdd9d8 Split complementary#cdced9

Linen in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 6, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d9d2cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 6 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 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 #d9d2cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d9d2cd; }
.text { color: #d9d2cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d2cd; }

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 #d9d2cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d9d2cd 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 #d9d2cd 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 #d9d2cd 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 #d9d2cd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.