Classic Bronze Color

#6d624e

Classic 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 #929db1
Complementary Color #4e596d
Color Shade: orange (38.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.67% (better contrasting with white)
Classic Bronze Color Sample
Classic Bronze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6d624e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Classic Bronze Color. The Willow 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 Kuri Black (#554738) for more energetic effect. Try Lead Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4e596d is the best complementary color to Classic 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 #6d624e complementary color is Fiord, 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 Soya Bean are #6d524e and #686d4e. Thus found on the left and right of #6d624e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Finch colors as they work well with Classic Bronze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Classic Bronze palette consists of #524e6d and #4e686d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e596d). Try Mulled Wine and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #6d624e, 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 #6d624e 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 Classic Bronze. Thus Mulled Wine and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Classic Bronze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Finlandia, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d624e 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. Classic Bronze tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4e596d) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ferra – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e6d62 and #6d4e58.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6d624e is made of 38% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Classic Bronze has a hue angle of 38.71°, a saturation of 16.58% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d624e is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 57.25% black ink.

HEX #6d624e
RGB Decimal rgb(109,98,78)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 4.32, 12.16, 57.25
HSL hsl(38.71,16.58%,36.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.71,28.44%,42.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.0566,0.9332,13.0007)
XYZ xyz(12.0495,12.5366,8.9925)
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