Rosy brown

#bfaaa9

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, light and muted. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #bfaaa9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfaaa9
RGB191, 170, 169
HSL3, 15%, 71%
HSV3, 12%, 75%
CMYK0%, 11%, 12%, 25%
Lab71.34, 7.42, 3.28
XYZ43.02, 42.69, 43.51
Decimal12561065
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone436 C
Pantone436 CHex#bfaaa9Rgb191 170 169Cmyk0 11 12 25Lab71 7 3Darker#7d5e5dDeep#a18280Lighter#ddd3d3

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, 11, 12, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfaaa9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 11 12 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 14 15 31
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 #bfaaa9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfaaa9; }
.text { color: #bfaaa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfaaa9; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bfaaa9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.20:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.54:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfaaa9 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 #bfaaa9 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 #bfaaa9 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

The figures for #bfaaa9 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.