Linen

#e0d8d5

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

Linen is a light orange with open warmth. 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 #e0d8d5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e0d8d5

RGB224, 216, 213

HSL16, 15%, 86%

HSV16, 5%, 88%

CMYK0%, 4%, 5%, 12%

Lab86.88, 2.22, 2.44

XYZ67.31, 69.76, 72.87

Decimal14735573

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5315 C

Shades of linen

#cfc2be #bdada6 #ac978f #9b8177 #876d63 #6f5a52 #584741 #403430 #29211e #120e0d

Tints of linen

#e7e1df #eeeae8 #f5f3f2

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#d5dde0 Analogous#e0d5d8 Analogous#e0ded5 Triadic#d5e0d8 Triadic#d8d5e0 Split complementary#d5e0de Split complementary#d5d8e0

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, 4, 5, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e0d8d5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 5 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 9 18

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 #e0d8d5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e0d8d5; }
.text { color: #e0d8d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d8d5; }

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 #e0d8d5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e0d8d5 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 #e0d8d5 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 #e0d8d5 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

Every value on this page for #e0d8d5 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.