Linen, #FAF0E6, is a named CSS colour: a pale, pinkish-warm white, like undyed cloth in soft light.
Where I use linen
- Textiles and clothing. A sympathetic ground for natural fibres.
- Beauty and wellness. Gentle and skin-friendly.
- Wedding and stationery. Soft, formal, warm.
- Web backgrounds. You can write
linenstraight into CSS.
Where I do not
Its pink note fights with cool blues and greens. Not for marketplace main images.
The real fabric
A metre of ironed linen is one of my most-used surfaces. This colour lets a cut-out share its mood.