Linen

#e4e4df

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

Linen is a pale yellow, quiet at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Linen color values

Every conversion for #e4e4df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4e4df

RGB228, 228, 223

HSL60, 8%, 88%

HSV60, 2%, 89%

CMYK0%, 0%, 2%, 11%

Lab90.46, -0.88, 2.43

XYZ73.06, 77.31, 80.88

Decimal15000799

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5455 C

Shades of linen

#d1d1c8 #bebeb1 #aaaa9b #979784 #83836e #6c6c5b #555548 #3e3e34 #272721 #11110e

Tints of linen

#e6e6e1 #e8e8e3 #eaeae6 #ecece8 #ededea #efefec #f1f1ef #f3f3f1 #f5f5f3 #f7f7f5

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#dfdfe4 Analogous#e4e2df Analogous#e2e4df Triadic#dfe4e4 Triadic#e4dfe4 Split complementary#dfe2e4 Split complementary#e2dfe4

Linen in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 2, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4e4df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 2 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 6 17

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 #e4e4df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4e4df; }
.text { color: #e4e4df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e4df; }

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 #e4e4df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4e4df 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 #e4e4df 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 #e4e4df 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 #e4e4df 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.