Rosy brown

#bc9696

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 #bc9696, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc9696
RGB188, 150, 150
HSL0, 22%, 66%
HSV0, 20%, 74%
CMYK0%, 20%, 20%, 26%
Lab65.52, 14.2, 5.4
XYZ37.15, 34.71, 33.6
Decimal12359318
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone5215 C
Pantone5215 CHex#bc9696Rgb188 150 150Cmyk0 20 20 26Lab66 14 5Darker#774c4cDeep#a06a6aLighter#d7c3c3

Shades of rosy brown

Tints of rosy brown

Colors that go with rosy brown

Rosy brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 20, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc9696 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 20 20 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 22 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Rosy brown in css

Copy #bc9696 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc9696; }
.text { color: #bc9696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9696; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc9696 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.64:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.94:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc9696 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Rosy brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bc9696 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn rosy brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bc9696 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 #bc9696 are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.