What is the hex code for Linen?

Linen is #faf0e6. In CSS the keyword linen, the hex #faf0e6, rgb(250, 240, 230) and hsl(30, 67%, 94%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Linen on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #e6f0fa, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Linen for text?

Linen as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 18.67:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Whites

Linen color: hex #faf0e6, RGB and HSL

Linen is the CSS keyword linen, hex #faf0e6, rgb(250, 240, 230), hsl(30, 67%, 94%). It is a very light, vivid orange in the whites family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: linen
Hex: #faf0e6
RGB: rgb(250, 240, 230)
HSL: hsl(30, 67%, 94%)
On white: 1.12:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 18.67:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: linen;          /* keyword */
  color: #faf0e6;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(250, 240, 230); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(30, 67%, 94%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with linen

Each match keeps linen's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside linen as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#e6f0fa

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#e6fafa

#e6e6fa · lavender

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#e6faf0

#f0e6fa

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#fae6e6

#fafae6

Tints and shades of linen

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as linen — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#fbf3ea

#fcf5ee

#fcf8f3

#fdfaf7

#fefcfb

Shades (darker)

#edc8a3

#dfa061

#c87828

#85501b

#43280d

A UI color palette built from linen

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from linen as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #faf0e6
secondary: #e6fafa
accent: #e6e6fa
background: #fdfcfc
surface: #f7f5f3
text: #221a11
muted: #8f7356
border: #ece6df

Dark mode

primary: #faf0e6
secondary: #e6fafa
accent: #e6e6fa
background: #1b140e
surface: #281f15
text: #f6f5f3
muted: #b8a694
border: #493827

Open linen in the palette generator

Using linen in an interface

The near-whites are page backgrounds. A canvas at ivory or alice blue instead of pure white is the difference between a page that feels designed and one that feels blank — and it is exactly what a tinted `background` role does in a semantic palette. Whichever role linen takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Linen?: Linen is #faf0e6. In CSS the keyword linen, the hex #faf0e6, rgb(250, 240, 230) and hsl(30, 67%, 94%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Linen?: Its complement is #e6f0fa, the split-complementary pair is #e6fafa and #e6e6fa, the triadic partners are #e6faf0 and #f0e6fa, and the analogous neighbors are #fae6e6 and #fafae6. In an interface, use Linen for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Linen on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #e6f0fa, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Linen for text?: Linen as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 18.67:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.