Burnished Bronze Color

#9c7e40

Burnished 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 #6381bf
Complementary Color #405d9c
Color Shade: orange (40.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.14% (better contrasting with white)
Burnished Bronze Color Sample
Burnished Bronze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c7e40

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnished Bronze Color. The Golden Olive color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Castle Moat (#8b6b47) for more calm effect. Try Narcissus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#405d9c is the best complementary color to Burnished 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 #9c7e40 complementary color is San Marino, 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 Sycamore are #9c5040 and #8b9c40. Thus found on the left and right of #9c7e40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sepia Skin and Sycamore colors as they work well with Burnished Bronze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Burnished Bronze palette consists of #4f409c and #408b9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#405d9c). Try Gigas and Wedgewood colors in combination with #9c7e40, 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 #9c7e40 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 Burnished Bronze. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Burnished Bronze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Rouge split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c7e40 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. Burnished Bronze tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#405d9c) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vin Rouge – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #409c7e and #9c405d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c7e40 is made of 45% red, 36% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Burnished Bronze has a hue angle of 40.43°, a saturation of 41.82% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c7e40 is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 36.08% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #9c7e40
RGB Decimal rgb(156,126,64)
RGB Percentage 45%, 36%, 18%
CMYK 0, 11.77, 36.08, 38.82
HSL hsl(40.43,41.82%,43.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.43,58.97%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.4067,3.9665,37.6177)
XYZ xyz(22.0966,22.3598,8.0017)
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