Linen

#ffeadd

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

This is Linen, a vivid orange at 23 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 #ffeadd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffeadd

RGB255, 234, 221

HSL23, 100%, 93%

HSV23, 13%, 100%

CMYK0%, 8%, 13%, 0%

Lab94.02, 5.04, 8.88

XYZ83.71, 85.33, 80.46

Decimal16771805

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone705 C

Shades of linen

#ffceb0 #ffb384 #ff9757 #ff7c2b #fd6100 #d15000 #a43f00 #782e00 #4b1d00 #1f0c00

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#ddf2ff Analogous#ffdde1 Analogous#fffbdd Triadic#ddffea Triadic#eaddff Split complementary#ddfffb Split complementary#dde1ff

Linen in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 13, 0.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 13 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 16 6

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Linen in css

Copy #ffeadd straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffeadd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Linen on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ffeadd 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn linen into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ffeadd 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 #ffeadd is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.