Rosy brown

#b97966

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

This is Rosy brown, a soft red sitting at 14 degrees on the wheel. 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 #b97966, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b97966

RGB185, 121, 102

HSL14, 37%, 56%

HSV14, 45%, 73%

CMYK0%, 35%, 45%, 27%

Lab57.03, 22.78, 20.71

XYZ29.24, 24.95, 15.84

Decimal12155238

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone4645 C

Shades of rosy brown

#b16a54 #a25e4a #905442 #7f4a3a #6d3f32 #5b352a #4a2b22 #38211a #271612 #150c0a

Tints of rosy brown

#bf8574 #c69282 #cc9e90 #d3aa9e #d9b7ac #e0c3ba #e6cfc9 #eddcd7 #f3e8e5 #f9f4f3

Colors that go with rosy brown

Complementary#66a6b9 Analogous#b9667d Analogous#b9a366 Triadic#66b979 Triadic#7966b9 Split complementary#66b9a3 Split complementary#667db9

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, 35, 45, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b97966 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 35 45 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 36 45 33

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 #b97966 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b97966; }
.text { color: #b97966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b97966; }

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 #b97966 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b97966 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 #b97966 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 #b97966 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

Every value on this page for #b97966 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.