Linen

#ece6de

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 34 degrees. 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 #ece6de, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ece6de

RGB236, 230, 222

HSL34, 27%, 90%

HSV34, 6%, 93%

CMYK0%, 3%, 6%, 7%

Lab91.55, 0.65, 4.6

XYZ76.07, 79.7, 80.48

Decimal15525598

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone427 C

Shades of linen

#dcd1c3 #cdbda8 #bda88d #ae9472 #9b7f59 #80694a #65523a #4a3c2a #2f261b #13100b

Tints of linen

#ede8e0 #eee9e2 #f0ebe5 #f1ede7 #f2eee9 #f3f0eb #f5f1ed #f6f3ef #f7f5f2 #f8f6f4

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#dee4ec Analogous#ecdfde Analogous#ebecde Triadic#deece6 Triadic#e6deec Split complementary#deebec Split complementary#dfdeec

Linen in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 6, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ece6de on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 6 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 10 13

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 #ece6de straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ece6de; }
.text { color: #ece6de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece6de; }

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 #ece6de against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ece6de 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 #ece6de 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 #ece6de 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 #ece6de 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. 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.