Rosy brown

#b3998d

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

Rosy brown is a mid orange with confident warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #b3998d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b3998d
RGB179, 153, 141
HSL19, 20%, 63%
HSV19, 21%, 70%
CMYK0%, 15%, 21%, 30%
Lab65.19, 7.7, 9.87
XYZ34.79, 34.29, 29.98
Decimal11770253
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone436 C
Pantone436 CHex#b3998dRgb179 153 141Cmyk0 15 21 30Lab65 8 10Darker#6a5247Deep#957363Lighter#cec0b9

Shades of rosy brown

Tints of rosy brown

Colors that go with rosy brown

Rosy brown in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 21, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b3998d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 15 21 30
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 18 23 36
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 #b3998d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b3998d; }
.text { color: #b3998d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3998d; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b3998d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.67:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.86:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b3998d 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 #b3998d 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 #b3998d 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

Here is how the numbers for #b3998d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.