What color is #BF8D3C?

#BF8D3C is a moderate orange known as Pizza. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pizza?

The RGB value is 191, 141, 60: 191 red, 141 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pizza?

The complementary color is #3C6EBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF8D3C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pizza color: hex code #BF8D3C

#BF8D3C rgb(191, 141, 60)

Shades of brown

Pizza has the hex code #BF8D3C. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 55.3% green and 23.5% blue (191, 141, 60).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 52% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 69% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

Pizza (#BF8D3C) color codes

HEX	`#BF8D3C`
RGB	`rgb(191, 141, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 55.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 52%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 69%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 69%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, 10.81, 49.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 50.34, 77.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.828, 30.455, 8.476)`
Decimal	`12553532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pizza, 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 #BF8D3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF8D3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BF8D3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8d3c; }
.text { color: #bf8d3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8d3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 141 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8d3c, #afbf3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #BF8D3C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BF8D3C?: #BF8D3C is a moderate orange known as Pizza. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pizza?: The RGB value is 191, 141, 60: 191 red, 141 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pizza?: The complementary color is #3C6EBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8D3C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.