Linen

#fcf2e9

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

This is Linen, a strong orange at 28 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Linen color values

Every conversion for #fcf2e9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fcf2e9

RGB252, 242, 233

HSL28, 76%, 95%

HSV28, 8%, 99%

CMYK0%, 4%, 8%, 1%

Lab96.03, 1.84, 5.52

XYZ86.6, 90.08, 89.91

Decimal16577257

Web safe#ffffff

Pantone427 C

Shades of linen

#f7dac1 #f1c399 #ecab71 #e69349 #e17c21 #bb6619 #935014 #6b3a0f #432409 #1b0f04

Tints of linen

#fcf2ea #fcf3ea #fcf3eb #fcf3ec #fcf4ec #fdf4ed #fdf5ed #fdf5ee #fdf5ef #fdf6ef

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#e9f3fc Analogous#fce9e9 Analogous#fcfce9 Triadic#e9fcf2 Triadic#f2e9fc Split complementary#e9fcfc Split complementary#e9e9fc

Linen in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 8, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fcf2e9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 8 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 11 7

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 #fcf2e9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fcf2e9; }
.text { color: #fcf2e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf2e9; }

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 #fcf2e9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fcf2e9 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 #fcf2e9 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 #fcf2e9 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 #fcf2e9 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.