Linen

#e9ddd5

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 soft. 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 #e9ddd5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e9ddd5

RGB233, 221, 213

HSL24, 31%, 87%

HSV24, 9%, 91%

CMYK0%, 5%, 9%, 9%

Lab88.85, 2.75, 5.38

XYZ71.47, 73.84, 73.44

Decimal15326677

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone434 C

Shades of linen

#dbc7ba #ccb19e #be9b83 #b08568 #9c7052 #815c44 #664935 #4b3527 #2f2219 #140e0b

Tints of linen

#ebdfd8 #ece2db #eee4de #efe7e1 #f1e9e4 #f3ece7 #f4eeea #f6f1ed #f7f3f0 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#d5e1e9 Analogous#e9d5d7 Analogous#e9e7d5 Triadic#d5e9dd Triadic#ddd5e9 Split complementary#d5e9e7 Split complementary#d5d7e9

Linen in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 9, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e9ddd5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 9 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 12 15

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 #e9ddd5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e9ddd5; }
.text { color: #e9ddd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9ddd5; }

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 #e9ddd5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e9ddd5 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 #e9ddd5 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 #e9ddd5 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 #e9ddd5 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.