Linen

#dfd2cb

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

Linen is a light orange with relaxed warmth. 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 #dfd2cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfd2cb

RGB223, 210, 203

HSL21, 24%, 84%

HSV21, 9%, 87%

CMYK0%, 6%, 9%, 13%

Lab85.04, 3.3, 5.06

XYZ64.26, 66.09, 65.87

Decimal14668491

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone434 C

Shades of linen

#d0bdb3 #c1a89a #b29282 #a37d69 #8d6a57 #755848 #5c4539 #44332a #2b211b #130e0c

Tints of linen

#e4d9d3 #e9e0db #eee7e4 #f3eeec #f8f5f4

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#cbd8df Analogous#dfcbce Analogous#dfdccb Triadic#cbdfd2 Triadic#d2cbdf Split complementary#cbdfdc Split complementary#cbcedf

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, 6, 9, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfd2cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 9 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 12 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Linen in css

Copy #dfd2cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfd2cb; }
.text { color: #dfd2cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd2cb; }

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 #dfd2cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfd2cb 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 #dfd2cb 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 #dfd2cb 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 #dfd2cb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.