Linen

#dbd5cb

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 38 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 #dbd5cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbd5cb

RGB219, 213, 203

HSL38, 18%, 83%

HSV38, 7%, 86%

CMYK0%, 3%, 7%, 14%

Lab85.48, 0.33, 5.66

XYZ63.79, 66.96, 66.06

Decimal14407115

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone428 C

Shades of linen

#cbc2b4 #bbb09d #ab9d86 #9b8a6e #86765d #6f624d #574d3d #40392d #29241d #12100d

Tints of linen

#ded8cf #e1dcd3 #e4dfd7 #e6e2dc #e9e6e0 #ece9e4 #efece8 #f2f0ec #f5f3f0 #f8f6f4

Colors that go with linen

Complementary#cbd1db Analogous#dbcdcb Analogous#d9dbcb Triadic#cbdbd5 Triadic#d5cbdb Split complementary#cbd9db Split complementary#cdcbdb

Linen in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 7, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbd5cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 7 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 10 20

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 #dbd5cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbd5cb; }
.text { color: #dbd5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd5cb; }

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 #dbd5cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbd5cb 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 #dbd5cb 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 #dbd5cb 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 #dbd5cb are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.