Pizza Color

#bf8d3c

Pizza is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #4072c3
Complementary Color #3c6dbf
Color Shade: orange (37.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.22% (better contrasting with white)
Pizza Color Sample
Pizza Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bf8d3c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pizza Color. The Dried Tobacco color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Yellow Lupine (#ccaa4d) for more energetic effect. Try Roti as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3c6dbf is the best complementary color to Pizza. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bf8d3c complementary color is Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tussock are #bf4b3c and #afbf3c. Thus found on the left and right of #bf8d3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Earls Green colors as they work well with Pizza.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pizza palette consists of #4b3cbf and #3cafbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c6dbf). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #bf8d3c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #bf8d3c offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pizza. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pizza contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf8d3c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pizza tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3c6dbf) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3cbf8d and #bf3c6d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bf8d3c is made of 49% red, 36% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Pizza has a hue angle of 37.1°, a saturation of 52.19% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf8d3c is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 51.37% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bf8d3c
RGB Decimal rgb(191,141,60)
RGB Percentage 49%, 36%, 15%
CMYK 0, 19.61, 51.37, 25.1
HSL hsl(37.1,52.19%,49.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.1,68.59%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.0426,10.8147,49.1616)
XYZ xyz(31.8263,30.4524,8.4754)
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