Linen is the CSS named color #FAF0E6 — rgb(250, 240, 230), hsl(30, 67%, 94%). Its relative luminance is 0.884, giving 1.12:1 against white and 18.67:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #FAF0E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 240, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 67%, 94%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.8836 |
| Contrast on white | 1.12:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 18.67:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing linen toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
linen is #FAF0E6, which is rgb(250, 240, 230) and hsl(30, 67%, 94%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Linen has a relative luminance of 0.884 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.12:1; against black, 18.67:1.
linen reaches 18.67:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.