Rosy brown

#b59fa9

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

Rosy brown is a mid pink, balanced and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #b59fa9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b59fa9
RGB181, 159, 169
HSL333, 13%, 67%
HSV333, 12%, 71%
CMYK0%, 12%, 7%, 29%
Lab67.64, 9.81, -2.23
XYZ38.62, 37.48, 42.74
Decimal11902889
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone5215 C
Pantone5215 CHex#b59fa9Rgb181 159 169Cmyk0 12 7 29Lab68 10 -2Darker#6f5661Deep#967785Lighter#d3c8cd

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, 12, 7, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b59fa9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 12 7 29
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 15 10 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 #b59fa9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b59fa9; }
.text { color: #b59fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59fa9; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b59fa9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.47:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.50:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b59fa9 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 #b59fa9 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 #b59fa9 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 #b59fa9 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.