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#C19B90 — Light Dusty Brown

#C19B90 is a brown color we call Light Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #C19B90 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C19B90 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #90B6C1; it also sits naturally between #C1909E and #C1B390. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19B90 · RGB 193, 155, 144

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Color values

HEX#C19B90
RGB193, 155, 144
HSL13°, 28%, 66%
HSV13°, 25%, 76%
CMYK0%, 20%, 25%, 24%
XYZ38.75, 36.79, 31.45
Yxy36.79, 0.3622, 0.3439
CIE-Lab67.12, 12.46, 11.11
Hunter Lab60.66, 11.29, 8.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 61% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 25% · Key 24%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #C19B90 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19B90 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19B90

.text { color: #C19B90; }
.background { background-color: #C19B90; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19B90; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 155, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 28%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19B90; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 155, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19B90; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 155, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19B90">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19B90">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19B90

#B6897C#AB7769#996556#86584B#724B40#5F3E35#4B312A#34221D#211512#0D0907

Tints of #C19B90

#C6A39A#CCACA4#D1B5AD#D7BEB7#DCC7C1#E2D0CB#E7D9D5#EDE1DE#F2EAE8#F8F3F2

Tones of #C19B90

#BD9D93#BA9E97#B6A09A#B3A29E#AFA4A1#ACA6A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #90B6C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.51:1 Fails
Against black text8.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19B90: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19B90

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C19B90: ·

How #C19B90 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B1B093Deuteranopia · #B3B693Tritanopia · #BF9595

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind stone 500 · #78716CTailwind neutral 500 · #737373

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C19B90 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Lagoon
#8B5190 · #AC8091 · #C19C8B · #777746
Scarlet Lagoon
#BD88B2 · #C49B8A · #89AB52 · #62BD8D
Palette Bc9f8b
#BC9F8B · #B5CFB7 · #CADABF · #E7E8D8
Palette A98b76
#A98B76 · #BFA28C · #F3E4C9 · #BABF94
Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070
Modern Tempest
#AC7FAF · #734153 · #C5A490 · #A6AE51

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C19C8B#C49B8A#BC9F8B#BFA28C#C39898#C5A490#C89595#BCA48C#C2A68C#B6988B#C8A087#B6A28E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19B8F  ·  #C19B91 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19B90?

#C19B90 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 193, 155, 144). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19B90?

#C19B90 is RGB 193, 155, 144 — HSL 13°, 28%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 25%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19B90?

Its complement is #90B6C1; analogous partners are #C1909E and #C1B390. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19B90 for text?

Black text on #C19B90 has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.51:1.