Protégé 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 | #99abc1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e5066 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Protégé Bronze Color. The Ancient Lavastone 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 Chasm (#876044) for more energetic effect. Try Cocoa as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3e5066 is the best complementary color to Protégé 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 #66543e complementary color is Fiord, 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 Tobacco Brown are #66403e and #64663e. Thus found on the left and right of #66543e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Hemlock colors as they work well with Protégé Bronze.
The split-complementary Protégé Bronze palette consists of #403e66 and #3e6466 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e5066). Try Mulled Wine and William colors in combination with #66543e, 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 #66543e 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 Protégé Bronze. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Protégé Bronze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Killarney, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #66543e 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. Protégé Bronze tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3e5066) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e6654 and #663e4f.
In a RGB color space, hex #66543e is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Protégé Bronze has a hue angle of 33°, a saturation of 24.39% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66543e is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #66543e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,84,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 15.69, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(33,24.39%,32.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33,39.22%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.9542,3.9474,15.6526) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5193,9.5132,5.8919) |