Linen — #E9DCC9

#E9DCC9, primarily known as Linen, is composed of 91% red, 86% green, and 79% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow, 9% black. In HSL the hue angle is 36°, saturation 42%, and lightness 85%. The closest web-safe color is #CCCCCC.

Closest named match: Pale Gingersnap (#EADDCA, ΔE 0.35)

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#E9DCC9
RGB	rgb(233, 220, 201)
HSL	hsl(35.6, 42.1%, 85.1%)
HSV	hsv(35.6, 13.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 13.7%, 8.6%)
OKLCH	oklch(89.98% 0.0292 77.53)
HWB	hwb(35.6 78.8% 8.6%)
LAB	lab(88.4% 2.3 11.05)
LCH	lch(88.4% 11.3 78.3)
OKLAB	oklab(89.98% 0.0063 0.0285)
XYZ	X 69.74 Y 72.73 Z 65.61
Web Safe	#CCCCCC
RGB Percent	91.4%, 86.3%, 78.8%
Decimal	15326409

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#E9DCC9
RGB	rgb(233, 220, 201)
HSL	hsl(35.6, 42.1%, 85.1%)
HSV	hsv(35.6, 13.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 13.7%, 8.6%)
OKLCH	oklch(89.98% 0.0292 77.53)
HWB	hwb(35.6 78.8% 8.6%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(88.4% 2.3 11.05)
LCH	lch(88.4% 11.3 78.3)
OKLAB	oklab(89.98% 0.0063 0.0285)
XYZ	X 69.74 Y 72.73 Z 65.61
Web Safe	#CCCCCC
RGB Percent	91.4%, 86.3%, 78.8%
Decimal	15326409

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#F5EFE6

#DDC9AC

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#D3B993

#E9E2C9

#E9D6C9

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#DFC1B9

Similar named colors

Nearest matches from our 30,000-name dataset (CIELAB ΔE). Click a swatch to open that color.

Pale Gingersnap

#EADDCA · ΔE 0.35

Aged Parchment

#E9DDCA · ΔE 0.48

Scrolled Parchment

#E9DDC9 · ΔE 0.65

Serengeti Dust

#E7DBC9 · ΔE 0.79

Lambskin

#EBDCCA · ΔE 0.9

Skeleton

#EBDECC · ΔE 0.9

Muscovite

#E9DECB · ΔE 0.96

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1.35:1

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On black

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15.55:1

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Protanopia

98% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

99% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

96% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

95% similar

0.003% of population

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