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title: "White Linen Floor Cushion Color Number: 19, 1 or Velvet 11"
url: "https://cushionguide.com/answers/white-cream-color-number-floor-cushion/"
section: "The Cutting Table"
author: "Callum Reid, The Weather Man of Casco Bay"
author_url: "https://cushionguide.com/masters/callum/"
published: "2026-09-01"
updated: "2026-09-01"
keywords: "white linen floor cushion colour number, white floor cushion color, cream linen floor cushion, off-white velvet floor cushion, floor cushion color chart white"
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# Which color number is white or cream on the floor cushion chart?

*Swatch charts are like a gray morning on the water: everything looks a shade darker than it is. Here is how to read the light ones.*

Also asked as: Which of these is the white color?; I don't see a white or off-white option

> **The quick answer:** For white on the floor cushion linen chart, choose 19, a cream very close to white that matches the lightest cushion in the photos, or 1, which reads white-cream and looks brighter in person. There is no pure white linen. For a true white, pick velvet 11, a warm white; soft fabric also comes in a cream.

![Mustard yellow corner floor cushion with forest green backrest pillows under a botanical print beside a walnut cabinet](https://cushionguide.com/media/corner-floor-cushions/mustard-forest-green-corner-floor-cushion-study-nook-1600.webp "Mustard and forest green, a pairing borrowed from 1960s interiors, turn a plain corner into a warm study nook.")

## Key facts

- There is no pure white linen; linen 19 is the cream closest to white.
- Linen 1 reads white-cream and looks brighter in person.
- On the chart, linen 1 and 19 look cream-beige, darker than the real fabric.
- You receive the color shown in the listing photos.
- Velvet 11 is a warm white rather than an icy white; velvet 1 is a white cream.
- Soft fabric comes in a cream.
- For soft sand linen, K001 is bright and K012 is a softer sand.
- Fabric swatches are roughly palm-sized, about 4 x 4 to 6 x 6 in (10 x 10 to 15 x 15 cm), the surest way to compare the light shades by a window.
- The floor cushion listing photos show a 28 x 56 in (70 x 140 cm) set; 28 x 64 in (70 x 160 cm) is one of the most chosen sizes.

## Before you pick a white

- ✓ Trust the listing photos over the chart; that's the color you receive.
- ✓ Decide linen or velvet first: a true white only comes in [velvet](https://cushionguide.com/fabrics/velvet/).
- ✓ Write the fabric with the number, 'linen 19', never just '19'.
- ✓ Ask the shop for photos of the light shades.
- ✓ Look at those photos by a window in daylight, not on a dim screen at night.

## The light shades, side by side

| Number | Fabric | How it reads in person |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Linen | Cream, the closest linen gets to white |
| 1 | Linen | White-cream, brighter than the chart |
| 11 | Velvet | Warm white, not icy |
| 1 | Velvet | White cream |
| K001 | Linen | Bright |
| K012 | Linen | Softer sand |

## Why the chart looks darker than the cushion

A swatch chart is a photograph of fabric, friend, and photographs of pale colors go gray the way a harbor does under low cloud. Linen 1 and 19 both come out cream-beige on the chart. On a [floor cushion](https://cushionguide.com/cushions/floor-cushions/) they are the light white and cream in the listing photos, and the shop confirms that is what you receive.

Read color the way you read weather: outside the screen, in real light. The [screen versus daylight Pattern](https://cushionguide.com/guides/cushion-color-screen-vs-daylight/) explains why pale shades drift, and [off-white cushions](https://cushionguide.com/concepts/cloud-dancer-off-white-cushions/) shows how the creams behave in a room.

> **Tailor's margin:** Floor cushion color numbers are chart-specific: linen 19 is a cream, but 19 on a velvet chart is a blue, so always write the fabric with the number.

> There is no pure white linen: linen 19 is the cream closest to white, and velvet 11 is the true warm white.
>
> — Callum

## Buyer questions

**A common question:** What's the closest thing to white in the linen range?

**The workshop's answer:** There's no pure white linen. Color 19 is a cream very close to white and matches the lightest cushion in the photos. Numbers are chart-specific, so 19 on a velvet chart is a blue, not a cream.

**A common question:** Which number gives me the cream or white in the photos?

**The workshop's answer:** In linen, number 19 for the light cream on the top cushion in the photos. In velvet, number 11 is a warm white rather than an icy white, and number 1 is a white cream.

**A common question:** Your chart swatch looks darker than the product photo. Which will I get?

**The workshop's answer:** Some chart swatches photograph darker than the fabric really is. Linen 1 and 19 look cream-beige on the chart but are the light white and cream in the listing photos, and you receive the color as it appears in the product photo.

**A common question:** I need something near white, cream or a soft sand. Which number?

**The workshop's answer:** In linen the lightest shade is a light beige, and #1 reads white-cream and looks brighter in person. True white comes in velvet #11. For soft sand, the shop compared K001 (bright) with K012 (softer sand) and sent photos of the light shades to choose from.

## Questions buyers ask next

### Is linen 19 beige or cream?

Cream. It looks cream-beige on the color chart because pale swatches photograph darker, but in person it's a cream very close to white, the same as the lightest cushion in the listing photos.

### Should I choose velvet or linen for a white floor cushion?

Velvet, if you want a true white: velvet 11 is a warm white. Linen stops at cream, with 19 closest to white and 1 a brighter white-cream. Soft fabric also offers a cream.

### Can I see the light shades before I order?

Yes. The shop sends photos of the light shades so you can compare them, as it did for a buyer weighing a bright linen against a softer sand. Look at them in daylight before you decide.

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*Fair winds — Callum*

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Written by Callum Reid (https://cushionguide.com/masters/callum/) for CushionGuide (https://cushionguide.com/about/). The site explains made-to-measure cushions and the partner workshop makes them; measurements are in inches first. This Markdown mirrors the page at https://cushionguide.com/answers/white-cream-color-number-floor-cushion/