Linen

#dfd0c6

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 24 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 #dfd0c6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfd0c6

RGB223, 208, 198

HSL24, 28%, 83%

HSV24, 11%, 87%

CMYK0%, 7%, 11%, 13%

Lab84.42, 3.52, 6.82

XYZ63.18, 64.88, 62.62

Decimal14667974

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone434 C

Shades of linen

#d1bbad #c3a794 #b5927b #a77e62 #916b51 #785843 #5f4635 #463327 #2d2119 #140e0b

Tints of linen

#e2d4cb #e4d8cf #e7dbd4 #e9dfd8 #ece3dd #eee7e1 #f1eae6 #f3eeea #f6f2ef #f9f6f4

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#c6d5df Analogous#dfc6c9 Analogous#dfddc6 Triadic#c6dfd0 Triadic#d0c6df Split complementary#c6dfdd Split complementary#c6c8df

Linen in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 7, 11, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfd0c6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 11 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 14 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 #dfd0c6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfd0c6; }
.text { color: #dfd0c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd0c6; }

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 #dfd0c6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfd0c6 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 #dfd0c6 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 #dfd0c6 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 #dfd0c6 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.