Rosy brown

#c9a5af

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

Rosy brown is a light pink, soft and easy to pair. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #c9a5af, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9a5af
RGB201, 165, 175
HSL343, 25%, 72%
HSV343, 18%, 79%
CMYK0%, 18%, 13%, 21%
Lab71.16, 14.81, -0.18
XYZ45.28, 42.42, 46.36
Decimal13215151
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone5155 C
Pantone5155 CHex#c9a5afRgb201 165 175Cmyk0 18 13 21Lab71 15 0Darker#8b5463Deep#ae7887Lighter#e3d3d7

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, 18, 13, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9a5af on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 18 13 21
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 21 16 27
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 #c9a5af straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9a5af; }
.text { color: #c9a5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9a5af; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c9a5af against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.21:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.48:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9a5af 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 #c9a5af 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 #c9a5af 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 #c9a5af is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.