CSS named color

Linen #FAF0E6

The CSS keyword linen is #FAF0E6. It is an off-white in the neutral family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.960 with chroma 0.017, too low for hue to matter.

Relative luminance
0.8836
OKLCH L · C · h
0.960 · 0.017 · 67.6
Best text
Black 18.67:1
Hue family
Neutral
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#FAF0E6 color codes

HEX
#FAF0E6
RGB
rgb(250, 240, 230)
HSL
hsl(30, 67%, 94%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.960 0.017 67.6)
OKLab
oklab(0.960 0.007 0.016)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 95.31, a* 1.68, b* 6.02
XYZ (D65)
X 84.87, Y 88.36, Z 87.43
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 2%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #FAF0E6 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 18.67:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.12:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    18.67:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +97

  • White text on it

    1.12:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.12:1

  • As text on black

    18.67:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −99

  • As text on white

    1.12:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.12:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #7D746C 4.57:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.96 to 0.57 reaches 4.57:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FAF0E6 18.67:1

    It already reaches 18.67:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FAF0E6 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #FAF0E6

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FAF0E6 sits at step 50.

  1. 50This color#FAF0E6
    White
    1.12
    Black
    18.67
  2. 100#F2EAE1
    White
    1.19
    Black
    17.63
  3. 200#DED6CD
    White
    1.43
    Black
    14.60
  4. 300#C5BCB3
    White
    1.87
    Black
    11.21
  5. 400#A9A097
    White
    2.57
    Black
    8.16
  6. 500#8D847B
    White
    3.67
    Black
    5.71
  7. 600#766D64
    White
    5.07
    Black
    4.14
  8. 700#5F564E
    White
    7.17
    Black
    2.92
  9. 800#463E37
    White
    10.47
    Black
    2.00
  10. 900#2E2821
    White
    14.56
    Black
    1.44
  11. 950#1A1510
    White
    18.12
    Black
    1.15

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #FAF0E6 can get

A gray has no hue, so no gamut holds a more vivid version of #FAF0E6: more chroma would make it another color.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.017
sRGB edge
No hue
Display P3 edge
No hue
Rec. 2020 edge
No hue
Dominant wavelength
580 nm
Excitation purity
6%
Chromaticity
x 0.3256, y 0.3390

Mixing

Mixing #FAF0E6

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#FDF8F3
  • OKLab50%#FDF7F2
  • OKLCH50%#FDF7F2

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7D7873
  • OKLab50%#615D59
  • OKLCH50%#615D59
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #faf0e6, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #faf0e6 50%, white);

In use

#FAF0E6 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:118.67:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.12:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.12:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.12:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #7D746C 4.57:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:118.67:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:116.65:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:116.65:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:116.65:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FAF0E6 looks with color blindness

As a neutral it barely changes under any simulation, ΔE2000 5.9 at most.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #F4F0E5 ΔE2000 3.2

    Close match

    Reads as off-white

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #F6F2E6 ΔE2000 3.4

    Close match

    Reads as off-white

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FEEEED ΔE2000 5.9

    Noticeable

    Reads as off-white

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #F1F1F1 ΔE2000 5.7

    Noticeable

    Reads as off-white

Pairing check

A near-neutral has no complementary hue to pair with, so tell it apart from neighboring grays by lightness contrast alone.

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FAF0E6

A neutral has no hue to rotate, so every harmony collapses back to the same gray. Pair it with an accent color instead.

Or pair it by lightness: steps of its own scale as text on it, and what each can carry.

Build a lightness scale in Harmony Studio

  • Step 950 #1A1510 · 16.11:1

    Body text, AAA

  • Step 700 #5F564E · 6.37:1

    Body text, AA

  • Step 300 #C5BCB3 · 1.66:1

    Decoration only, under 3:1

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-linen: #faf0e6;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        linen: '#faf0e6',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-linen: oklch(0.960 0.017 67.6);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "linen": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9804, 0.9412, 0.902],
        "hex": "#faf0e6"
      },
      "$description": "CSS named color linen"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let linen = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.980, green: 0.941, blue: 0.902, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Linen = Color(0xFFFAF0E6)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #FAF0E6 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.