What color is #BF961F?

#BF961F is a moderate orange known as Prospector’s Find. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Prospector’s Find?

The RGB value is 191, 150, 31: 191 red, 150 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Prospector’s Find?

The complementary color is #1F48BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF961F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Prospector’s Find color: hex code #BF961F

#BF961F rgb(191, 150, 31)

Shades of yellow

Prospector’s Find has the hex code #BF961F. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 58.8% green and 12.2% blue (191, 150, 31).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 72% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 84% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

Prospector’s Find (#BF961F) color codes

HEX	`#BF961F`
RGB	`rgb(191, 150, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 58.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 72%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 84%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 84%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.15, 4.66, 62.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.15, 62.5, 85.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.642, 32.99, 5.945)`
Decimal	`12555807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Prospector’s Find, 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 #BF961F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF961F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #BF961F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf961f; }
.text { color: #bf961f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf961f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 150 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf961f, #98bf1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #BF961F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BF961F?: #BF961F is a moderate orange known as Prospector’s Find. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Prospector’s Find?: The RGB value is 191, 150, 31: 191 red, 150 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Prospector’s Find?: The complementary color is #1F48BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF961F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.