Rosy brown

#b59ea3

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 #b59ea3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b59ea3

RGB181, 158, 163

HSL347, 13%, 66%

HSV347, 13%, 71%

CMYK0%, 13%, 10%, 29%

Lab67.22, 9.3, 0.5

XYZ37.89, 36.92, 39.78

Decimal11902627

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone5215 C

Shades of rosy brown

#a88d92 #9a7b82 #8c6b72 #7a5d64 #695055 #574347 #463539 #34282b #231b1c #110d0e

Tints of rosy brown

#bca7ab #c2afb3 #c9b8bc #d0c1c4 #d6c9cc #ddd2d4 #e3dbdd #eae3e5 #f1eced #f7f5f5

Colors that go with rosy brown

Complementary#9eb5b0 Analogous#b59eaf Analogous#b5a59e Triadic#a3b59e Triadic#9ea3b5 Split complementary#9eb5a5 Split complementary#9eafb5

Rosy brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 10, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b59ea3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 10 29

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 13 35

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 #b59ea3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b59ea3; }
.text { color: #b59ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59ea3; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b59ea3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b59ea3 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 #b59ea3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #b59ea3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #b59ea3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.