Rosy brown

#9e8c86

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

This is Rosy brown, a grey orange at 15 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #9e8c86, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9e8c86
RGB158, 140, 134
HSL15, 11%, 57%
HSV15, 15%, 62%
CMYK0%, 11%, 15%, 38%
Lab59.66, 5.71, 5.66
XYZ27.78, 27.75, 26.45
Decimal10390662
Web safe#999999
Pantone409 C
Pantone409 CHex#9e8c86Rgb158 140 134Cmyk0 11 15 38Lab60 6 6Darker#534642Deep#7a6862Lighter#bdb2ae

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, 11, 15, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9e8c86 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 11 15 38
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 14 18 44
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Rosy brown in css

Copy #9e8c86 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9e8c86; }
.text { color: #9e8c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8c86; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9e8c86 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.21:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.55:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9e8c86 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Rosy brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9e8c86 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn rosy brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9e8c86 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 #9e8c86 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.