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#C19E93 — Light Dusty Brown

#C19E93 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 #C19E93 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.

#C19E93 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 #94B7C2; it also sits naturally between #C294A0 and #C2B594. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19E93 · RGB 193, 158, 147

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Color values

HEX#C19E93
RGB193, 158, 147
HSL14°, 27%, 67%
HSV14°, 24%, 76%
CMYK0%, 18%, 24%, 24%
XYZ39.49, 37.90, 32.84
Yxy37.90, 0.3582, 0.3438
CIE-Lab67.95, 11.25, 10.61
Hunter Lab61.56, 10.21, 8.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 62% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 24% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19E93 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19E93 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19E93

.text { color: #C19E93; }
.background { background-color: #C19E93; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19E93; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 158, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 27%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19E93; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 158, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19E93; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 158, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19E93">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19E93">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19E93

#B68D81#A9796A#9B6959#885C4E#754F43#5E3F36#4A322B#372520#201613#0D0907

Tints of #C19E93

#C7A79E#CDB0A8#D2B9B1#D8C2BB#DDCAC5#E1D0CB#E7D9D5#ECE2DF#F2EBE8#F8F3F2

Tones of #C19E93

#BEA197#BBA29B#B7A49E#B5A5A1#B2A7A4#AEA9A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #94B7C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.45:1 Fails
Against black text8.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19E93: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19E93

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 #C19E93: ·

How #C19E93 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B296Deuteranopia · #B4B796Tritanopia · #BF9898

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 #C19E93 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#C5A490#C39898#C19C8B#BFA28C#BC9F8B#C49B8A#BCA48C#C2A68C#BDA39C#C89595#C1AA92#B7A593

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19E92  ·  #C19E94 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19E93?

#C19E93 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 193, 158, 147). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19E93?

#C19E93 is RGB 193, 158, 147 — HSL 14°, 27%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 24%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19E93?

Its complement is #94B7C2; analogous partners are #C294A0 and #C2B594. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19E93 for text?

Black text on #C19E93 has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.