Linen

#dad6ca

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

This is Linen, a muted yellow at 45 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 #dad6ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dad6ca

RGB218, 214, 202

HSL45, 18%, 82%

HSV45, 7%, 85%

CMYK0%, 2%, 7%, 15%

Lab85.64, -0.71, 6.4

XYZ63.62, 67.26, 65.51

Decimal14341834

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone427 C

Shades of linen

#cac4b3 #bab39c #aaa185 #9a8f6e #857b5d #6e654d #57503d #403b2d #29261d #12110d

Tints of linen

#e0ddd2 #e6e3db #eceae3 #f2f0ec #f8f7f4

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#caceda Analogous#daceca Analogous#d6daca Triadic#cadad6 Triadic#d6cada Split complementary#cad6da Split complementary#cecada

Linen in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 7, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dad6ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 7 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 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 #dad6ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dad6ca; }
.text { color: #dad6ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad6ca; }

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 #dad6ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dad6ca 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 #dad6ca 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 #dad6ca 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 #dad6ca are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.