Rosy brown

#c8a59d

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, light and muted. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #c8a59d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8a59d
RGB200, 165, 157
HSL11, 28%, 70%
HSV11, 21%, 78%
CMYK0%, 17%, 21%, 22%
Lab70.61, 11.58, 8.95
XYZ43.36, 41.62, 37.65
Decimal13149597
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone5015 C
Pantone5015 CHex#c8a59dRgb200 165 157Cmyk0 17 21 22Lab71 12 9Darker#89584dDeep#ae7b6fLighter#e1d0cc

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, 17, 21, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8a59d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 17 21 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 20 23 28
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 #c8a59d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8a59d; }
.text { color: #c8a59d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a59d; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c8a59d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.25:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.32:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8a59d 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 #c8a59d 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 #c8a59d 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 #c8a59d is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.