Ancient Bronze is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #63adde |
| Complementary Color | #206b9c |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Bronze Color. The Walnut color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Shutter Copper (#bb6622) for more energetic effect. Try Dwarven Bronze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#206b9c is the best complementary color to Ancient Bronze. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c5221 complementary color is Matisse, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rope are #9c202d and #9c8f20. Thus found on the left and right of #9c5221 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mexican Red and Reef Gold colors as they work well with Ancient Bronze.
The split-complementary Ancient Bronze palette consists of #202d9c and #209c8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#206b9c). Try Jacksons Purple and Jungle Green colors in combination with #9c5221, 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 #9c5221 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ancient Bronze. Thus Daisy Bush and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ancient Bronze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matisse, Forest Green, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c5221 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ancient Bronze tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#206b9c) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Matisse. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #209c52 and #9c206b.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c5221 is made of 58% red, 30% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Bronze has a hue angle of 23.9°, a saturation of 65.08% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c5221 is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 48.24% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c5221 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,82,33) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 30%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.02, 48.24, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(23.9,65.08%,37.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.9,78.85%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.0814,27.0633,40.8404) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0021,13.2123,3.093) |