Rosy brown

#c8a5b4

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

This is Rosy brown, a muted pink at 334 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #c8a5b4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8a5b4
RGB200, 165, 180
HSL334, 24%, 72%
HSV334, 17%, 78%
CMYK0%, 17%, 10%, 22%
Lab71.2, 15.29, -2.89
XYZ45.51, 42.48, 48.98
Decimal13149620
Web safe#cc99cc
Pantone5155 C
Pantone5155 CHex#c8a5b4Rgb200 165 180Cmyk0 17 10 22Lab71 15 -3Darker#8a546bDeep#ad798fLighter#e2d2d9

Shades of rosy brown

Tints of rosy brown

Colors that go with rosy brown

Rosy brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 17, 10, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8a5b4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 17 10 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 20 13 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 #c8a5b4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8a5b4; }
.text { color: #c8a5b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a5b4; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c8a5b4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.21:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.50:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8a5b4 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 #c8a5b4 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 #c8a5b4 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 #c8a5b4 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.