What color is Linen?
Linen color belongs to the White color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Linen is #FAF0E6, and the RGB color code is RGB(250, 240, 230).
In the RGB color model, Linen has a red value of 250, a green value of 240, and a blue value of 230. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 4.0% magenta, 8.0% yellow, and 2.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 30° (degrees), 66.7 % saturation, and 94.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Linen has a hue of 30° (degrees), 8.0 % saturation and 98.0 % brightness/value.
Linen is cool or warm?
The color Linen is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Linen? (For interior and product design)
Linen has an LRV of nearly 88.4. By LRV value, it is a whitish color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 88.4 of Linen with dark and light color
Is Linen Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Linen meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Linen color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #FAF0E6
- Red
- FA
- Green
- F0
- Blue
- E6
- Red
- 250 (98.0%)
- Green
- 240 (94.1%)
- Blue
- 230 (90.2%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 4.00%
- Yellow
- 8.00%
- Key
- 1.96%
- Hue
- 30°
- Saturation
- 66.67 %
- Lightness
- 94.12 %
- Hue
- 30°
- Saturation
- 8.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 98.04 %
- Red
- 6 (2.2%)
- Yellow
- 24 (9.3%)
- Blue
- 8 (3.0%)
- Hue
- 30°
- Whiteness
- 90.20 %
- Blackness
- 1.96 %
- Cyan
- 1.96%
- Magenta
- 5.88%
- Yellow
- 9.80%
- X
- 84.87
- Y
- 88.36
- Z
- 87.44
- Y1
- 88.36
- X
- 0.33
- Y2
- 0.34
- L
- 95.31
- A
- 1.68
- B
- 6.01
- L
- 95.31
- C
- 6.24
- H
- 74.37
- L
- 95.31
- U
- 6.35
- V
- 8.81
- L
- 94
- A
- -3.34
- B
- 10.64
- LRV
- ~ 88.4 %
- Munsell Color System
- 3.7Y 9.4/1.1
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Linen
These are the named colors closest to Linen , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
RAL Design
Linen color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Linen to RAL Design
Pantone TCX
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Pantone PMS
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RAL Classic
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British Standard 4800
Linen color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Linen to British Standard 4800
Paint similar to Linen
These are the real paint colors closest to Linen from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Linen once it is on a wall.
Behr
Linen color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Linen to Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Linen color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Linen to Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
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PPG Paints
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Sherwin Williams
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Valspar
Linen color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Linen to Valspar
Farrow & Ball
Linen color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Linen to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Linen - #FAF0E6 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Linen - #FAF0E6?
Color that best contrast with Linen - #FAF0E6 is #E6F0FA, color name is Alice blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Linen - #FAF0E6?
Complementary or Opposite color for Linen - #FAF0E6 is #E6F0FA, color name is Alice blue*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Linen - #FAF0E6 Color Images and Patterns
