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#C19F92 — Light Dusty Brown

#C19F92 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 #C19F92 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.

#C19F92 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 #91B2C0; it also sits naturally between #C0919B and #C0B691. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19F92 · RGB 193, 159, 146

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Color values

HEX#C19F92
RGB193, 159, 146
HSL17°, 27%, 66%
HSV17°, 24%, 76%
CMYK0%, 18%, 24%, 24%
XYZ39.58, 38.21, 32.48
Yxy38.21, 0.3589, 0.3465
CIE-Lab68.17, 10.55, 11.49
Hunter Lab61.81, 9.57, 9.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 62% · Blue 57%

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 #C19F92 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19F92 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19F92

.text { color: #C19F92; }
.background { background-color: #C19F92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19F92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 159, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 27%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19F92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 159, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19F92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 159, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19F92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19F92">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19F92

#B58D7D#A97C6A#986A57#855C4C#714F41#5E4136#4A342B#34241E#201713#0D0907

Tints of #C19F92

#C5A79B#CBAFA4#D0B8AE#D6C0B8#DCC9C1#E1D1CB#E7DAD5#ECE3DF#F2EBE8#F8F4F2

Tones of #C19F92

#BCA094#B9A198#B5A39B#B3A49E#AFA5A1#ACA7A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91B2C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.43:1 Fails
Against black text8.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19F92: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19F92

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 #C19F92: ·

How #C19F92 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B295Deuteranopia · #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 #C19F92 rather than the exact color:

Modern Tempest
#AC7FAF · #734153 · #C5A490 · #A6AE51
Palette A98b76
#A98B76 · #BFA28C · #F3E4C9 · #BABF94
Smoky Lagoon
#8B5190 · #AC8091 · #C19C8B · #777746
Palette Bc9f8b
#BC9F8B · #B5CFB7 · #CADABF · #E7E8D8
Amber Whisper
#BCA48C · #78813C · #70B85A · #7BB592
Palette F5f5f0
#F5F5F0 · #E6D8C3 · #C2A68C · #5D866C

Similar colors

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

#C5A490#BFA28C#C19C8B#BC9F8B#BCA48C#C2A68C#C49B8A#C39898#C1AA92#BCA88D#BDA39C#B7A593

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19F91  ·  #C19F93 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19F92?

#C19F92 is Light Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 193, 159, 146). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19F92?

#C19F92 is RGB 193, 159, 146 — HSL 17°, 27%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 24%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19F92?

Its complement is #91B2C0; analogous partners are #C0919B and #C0B691. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19F92 for text?

Black text on #C19F92 has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.