Metallic Bronze is pale, 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 | #aab5c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3c4655 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Metallic Bronze Color. The Shaker Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called After Eight (#3d2e24) for more energetic effect. Try Old Porch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3c4655 is the best complementary color to Metallic Bronze. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #554a3c complementary color is Bright Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #553d3c and #53553c. Thus found on the left and right of #554a3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rock and Kelp colors as they work well with Metallic Bronze.
The split-complementary Metallic Bronze palette consists of #3d3c55 and #3c5355 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c4655). Try Gun Powder and Limed Spruce colors in combination with #554a3c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #554a3c 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 Metallic Bronze. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Metallic Bronze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Gray, Tom Thumb, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #554a3c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Metallic Bronze tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3c4655) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary Bright Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c554a and #553c46.
In a RGB color space, hex #554a3c is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Metallic Bronze has a hue angle of 33.6°, a saturation of 17.24% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #554a3c is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #554a3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,74,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 9.8, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(33.6,17.24%,28.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.6,29.41%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.1574,2.1149,10.0674) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0107,7.1551,5.2865) |