Rosy brown

#9e8a7e

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

Rosy brown sits in the orange range, mid and muted. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #9e8a7e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9e8a7e

RGB158, 138, 126

HSL22, 14%, 56%

HSV22, 20%, 62%

CMYK0%, 13%, 20%, 38%

Lab58.93, 5.53, 9.19

XYZ26.95, 26.95, 23.52

Decimal10390142

Web safe#999966

Pantone409 C

Shades of rosy brown

#937d70 #857164 #776459 #68584e #5a4c44 #4b4039 #3d332e #2e2723 #201b18 #110f0d

Tints of rosy brown

#a7958a #b0a096 #b9aaa2 #c2b5ae #cbc0b9 #d4cbc5 #ddd5d1 #e5e0dd #eeebe9 #f7f6f5

Colors that go with rosy brown

Complementary#7e929e Analogous#9e7e82 Analogous#9e9a7e Triadic#7e9e8a Triadic#8a7e9e Split complementary#7e9e9a Split complementary#7e829e

Rosy brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 20, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9e8a7e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 20 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 22 44

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 #9e8a7e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9e8a7e; }
.text { color: #9e8a7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8a7e; }

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 #9e8a7e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9e8a7e 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 #9e8a7e 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 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 #9e8a7e 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

Here is how the numbers for #9e8a7e are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.