Linen

#efe9e1

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

This is Linen, a soft 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 #efe9e1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#efe9e1

RGB239, 233, 225

HSL34, 30%, 91%

HSV34, 6%, 94%

CMYK0%, 3%, 6%, 6%

Lab92.6, 0.65, 4.59

XYZ78.33, 82.06, 82.95

Decimal15722977

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone427 C

Shades of linen

#e0d4c5 #d1c0a8 #c2ab8c #b39670 #a18156 #856a47 #695438 #4c3d29 #30271a #14100b

Tints of linen

#f0eae3 #f1ece5 #f2ede7 #f3eee8 #f4f0ea #f5f1ec #f6f2ee #f7f4f0 #f8f5f2 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#e1e7ef Analogous#efe2e1 Analogous#eeefe1 Triadic#e1efe9 Triadic#e9e1ef Split complementary#e1eeef Split complementary#e2e1ef

Linen in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 6, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #efe9e1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 6 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 10 12

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 #efe9e1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #efe9e1; }
.text { color: #efe9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe9e1; }

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 #efe9e1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #efe9e1 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 #efe9e1 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 #efe9e1 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 #efe9e1 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.