Rosy brown

#cdb2b2

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

Rosy brown is a light red that reads soft. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #cdb2b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdb2b2

RGB205, 178, 178

HSL0, 21%, 75%

HSV0, 13%, 80%

CMYK0%, 13%, 13%, 20%

Lab74.85, 9.7, 3.57

XYZ49.13, 48.03, 48.8

Decimal13480626

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone5225 C

Shades of rosy brown

#bf9d9d #b18787 #a37272 #935f5f #7d5151 #684444 #533636 #3d2828 #281a1a #130c0c

Tints of rosy brown

#d1b9b9 #d6bfbf #dac6c6 #decccc #e2d3d3 #e7dada #ebe0e0 #efe7e7 #f4eeee #f8f4f4

Colors that go with rosy brown

Complementary#b2cdcd Analogous#cdb2c0 Analogous#cdc0b2 Triadic#b2cdb2 Triadic#b2b2cd Split complementary#b2cdc0 Split complementary#b2c0cd

Rosy brown in print

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

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdb2b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 13 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 16 26

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 #cdb2b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdb2b2; }
.text { color: #cdb2b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb2b2; }

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 #cdb2b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdb2b2 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 #cdb2b2 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 #cdb2b2 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 #cdb2b2 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.