Rosy brown

#bc8b9d

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, balanced 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 #bc8b9d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc8b9d
RGB188, 139, 157
HSL338, 27%, 64%
HSV338, 26%, 74%
CMYK0%, 26%, 16%, 26%
Lab63.0, 21.42, -2.21
XYZ36.06, 31.59, 36.1
Decimal12356509
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone687 C
Pantone687 CHex#bc8b9dRgb188 139 157Cmyk0 26 16 26Lab63 21 -2Darker#754356Deep#a25e77Lighter#d5bac4

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, 26, 16, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc8b9d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 26 16 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 28 19 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 #bc8b9d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc8b9d; }
.text { color: #bc8b9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8b9d; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc8b9d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.87:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.32:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc8b9d 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 #bc8b9d 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 #bc8b9d 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 #bc8b9d 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.