Rosy brown

#bc8396

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, grounded and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #bc8396, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc8396
RGB188, 131, 150
HSL340, 30%, 63%
HSV340, 30%, 74%
CMYK0%, 30%, 20%, 26%
Lab60.89, 24.75, -1.31
XYZ34.36, 29.13, 32.67
Decimal12354454
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone687 C
Pantone687 CHex#bc8396Rgb188 131 150Cmyk0 30 20 26Lab61 25 -1Darker#723e4fDeep#a1576fLighter#d3b3be

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, 30, 20, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc8396 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 30 20 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 32 22 32
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 #bc8396 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc8396; }
.text { color: #bc8396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8396; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc8396 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.08:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.83:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc8396 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 #bc8396 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 #bc8396 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 #bc8396 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.