What color is #BF4000?

#BF4000 is a dark, vivid orange known as Copper Hopper. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Copper Hopper?

The RGB value is 191, 64, 0: 191 red, 64 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Copper Hopper?

The complementary color is #007FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF4000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Copper Hopper color: hex code #BF4000

#BF4000 rgb(191, 64, 0)

Shades of orange

Copper Hopper has the hex code #BF4000. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 25.1% green and 0% blue (191, 64, 0).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 100% yellow and 25% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

Copper Hopper (#BF4000) color codes

HEX	`#BF4000`
RGB	`rgb(191, 64, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 25.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 100%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 100%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.29, 48.86, 56.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.29, 74.69, 49.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.322, 14.747, 1.618)`
Decimal	`12533760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Copper Hopper, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BF4000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BF4000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BF4000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf4000; }
.text { color: #bf4000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf4000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 64 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf4000, #bf9f00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BF4000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BF4000?: #BF4000 is a dark, vivid orange known as Copper Hopper. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Copper Hopper?: The RGB value is 191, 64, 0: 191 red, 64 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Copper Hopper?: The complementary color is #007FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF4000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.