Rosy brown

#bc9fa2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for rosy brown, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Rosy brown lands in the red band, mid and muted. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #bc9fa2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc9fa2
RGB188, 159, 162
HSL354, 18%, 68%
HSV354, 15%, 74%
CMYK0%, 15%, 14%, 26%
Lab68.09, 11.16, 2.41
XYZ39.66, 38.1, 39.45
Decimal12361634
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone5225 C
Pantone5225 CHex#bc9fa2Rgb188 159 162Cmyk0 15 14 26Lab68 11 2Darker#785458Deep#9f7579Lighter#d9cacb

Shades of rosy brown

Tints of rosy brown

Colors that go with rosy brown

Rosy brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 14, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc9fa2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 15 14 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 18 17 32
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Rosy brown in css

Copy #bc9fa2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc9fa2; }
.text { color: #bc9fa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9fa2; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc9fa2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.44:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.62:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc9fa2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Rosy brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bc9fa2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around rosy brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn rosy brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bc9fa2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from rosy brown, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bc9fa2 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.