Linen (#FAF0E6)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.12:1 — vs black: 18.67:1

Color values

  • HEX #FAF0E6
  • RGB rgb(250, 240, 230)
  • HSL hsl(30, 66%, 94%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 4, 8, 2 )
  • Websafe #FFFFFF
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Tags

Mood

Playful (195)

Style

Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FAF0E6 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Linen
#FAF0E6 Base
#E6F0FA
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Linen
#FAF0E6 Base
#FAE6E6
#FAFAE6
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Linen
#FAF0E6 Base
#E6FAF0
#F0E6FA
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Linen
#FAF0E6 Base
#E6FAFA
Lavender
#E6E6FA
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Linen
#FAF0E6 Base
#E6FAE6
#E6F0FA
#FAE6FA
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Linen
#FAF0E6 Base
#E0A366
#EDCAA6
#F3DCC4
#FBF2EA
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Linen, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #150D04
— #613A13
— #AD6823
— #DC954E
— #EBC39A
Linen #FAF0E6 Base
— #FAF0E7
— #FAF1E7
— #FAF1E8
— #FBF2E9
— #FBF2EA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FAF0E6. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FAF0E6;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FAF0E6;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FAF0E6;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FAF0E6,
        #E6F0FA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FAF0E6,
        #E6F0FA
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$linen: #FAF0E6;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$linen-r: 250;
$linen-g: 240;
$linen-b: 230;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $linen;
    color: rgba($linen-r, $linen-g, $linen-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Linen appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FAF0E6 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #F3F3E6 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #F1F1E6 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FBEFEF Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #F1F1F1 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Linen ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Linen #FAF0E6 Base
Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 1.82
Old Lace #FDF5E6 ΔE 2.90
Floral White #FFFAF0 ΔE 3.04
Isabelline #F4F0EC ΔE 3.27

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.