Medal Bronze Color

#977547

Medal Bronze is calm, 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 #688ab8
Complementary Color #476997
Color Shade: orange (34.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.53% (better contrasting with white)
Medal Bronze Color Sample
Medal Bronze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #977547

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Medal Bronze Color. The Brick Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Man Cave (#816045) for more calm effect. Try Antiquarian Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#476997 is the best complementary color to Medal 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 #977547 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 Cape Palliser are #974d47 and #919747. Thus found on the left and right of #977547 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with Medal Bronze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Medal Bronze palette consists of #4c4797 and #479197 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#476997). Try Victoria and Wedgewood colors in combination with #977547, 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 #977547 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 Medal Bronze. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Medal Bronze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Fruit Salad, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #977547 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. Medal Bronze tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#476997) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #479775 and #974768.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #977547 is made of 45% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Medal Bronze has a hue angle of 34.5°, a saturation of 36.04% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #977547 is made of 0% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 31.38% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #977547
RGB Decimal rgb(151,117,71)
RGB Percentage 45%, 35%, 21%
CMYK 0, 13.34, 31.38, 40.78
HSL hsl(34.5,36.04%,43.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.5,52.98%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.5611,7.472,30.32)
XYZ xyz(20.2611,19.7568,8.7068)
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