Linen

#ded1cc

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 #ded1cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ded1cc

RGB222, 209, 204

HSL17, 21%, 84%

HSV17, 8%, 87%

CMYK0%, 6%, 8%, 13%

Lab84.74, 3.64, 4.08

XYZ63.82, 65.49, 66.4

Decimal14602700

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5245 C

Shades of linen

#cebbb4 #bfa69c #af9084 #a07a6c #8b675a #73554a #5b443b #43322b #2b201c #130e0c

Tints of linen

#e1d5d0 #e3d8d4 #e6dcd8 #e8dfdc #ebe3e0 #eee7e4 #f0eae8 #f3eeec #f5f2f0 #f8f5f4

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#ccd9de Analogous#deccd0 Analogous#dedacc Triadic#ccded1 Triadic#d1ccde Split complementary#ccdeda Split complementary#ccd0de

Linen in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 8, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ded1cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 8 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 11 19

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Linen in css

Copy #ded1cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ded1cc; }
.text { color: #ded1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded1cc; }

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 #ded1cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ded1cc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Linen on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ded1cc 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn linen into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ded1cc 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 #ded1cc 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.