Linen

#efece7

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

Linen sits in the orange range, pale and muted. 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 #efece7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#efece7

RGB239, 236, 231

HSL38, 20%, 92%

HSV38, 3%, 94%

CMYK0%, 1%, 3%, 6%

Lab93.5, 0.14, 2.76

XYZ80.02, 84.11, 87.62

Decimal15723751

Web safe#ffffff

Pantone427 C

Shades of linen

#ddd7cd #ccc2b2 #baad98 #a9997e #968364 #7c6c53 #615541 #473e2f #2d271e #12100c

Tints of linen

#f0ede8 #f1eeea #f2efeb #f3f0ec #f3f1ee #f4f2ef #f5f3f0 #f6f4f2 #f7f5f3 #f8f7f4

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#e7eaef Analogous#efe8e7 Analogous#eeefe7 Triadic#e7efec Triadic#ece7ef Split complementary#e7eeef Split complementary#e8e7ef

Linen in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 3, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #efece7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 3 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 7 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 #efece7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #efece7; }
.text { color: #efece7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efece7; }

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 #efece7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #efece7 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 #efece7 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 #efece7 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 #efece7 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.