#BF8D3CPizza (#BF8D3C) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 77°, lightness 0.68 and chroma 0.114. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BF8D3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 141, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26%, 69%, 25%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(62 10.8 49.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.677 0.114 77) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pizza shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c38834 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#c48d39 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#bf8d3c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bf8e3e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Pizza in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.96:1 and against black 7.09:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeed6 · #edc07d · #bf8d3c · #a07223 · #764f00 · #4c3100
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c1c27d · #c0a85a · #bf8d3c · #b3753d · #a36042 · #8e4d45
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#abbe97 · #bf8d3c · #9a712f · #496815 · #593b00 · #1f2e07
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f5d8af · #c6b7a2 · #bf8d3c · #4777b9 · #695331 · #463721
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf2fd · #bf8d3c · #847b6e · #464b52 · #261d0f · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf2fd · #c1cad5 · #939daa · #182332 · #00030f · #bf8d3c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1d8b3 · #d1a381 · #bf8d3c · #1d709e · #384166 · #051113
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b4e0d0 · #b1a4dc · #bf8d3c · #8280a1 · #425b6b · #111204
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d8faf9 · #bf8d3c · #228d8e · #633373 · #2f083c · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ddfaed · #bf8d3c · #3d8e70 · #1b4a87 · #3b0127 · #000318
#CA9E5A · #D5AF75 · #E1BF90 · #ECD0AA · #F7E2C4
#9F7327 · #815910 · #624100 · #442B00 · #281700
#B79055 · #AF9269 · #A6947B
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.