Soft 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 | #5e7999 |
| Complementary Color | #6681a0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Bronze Color. The Espresso Martini color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Hemp Rope (#b9a379) for more energetic effect. Try Chamois Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6681a0 is the best complementary color to Soft 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 #a18666 complementary color is Hoki, 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 Sandal are #a06866 and #9ea066. Thus found on the left and right of #a18666 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Soft Bronze.
The split-complementary Soft Bronze palette consists of #6866a0 and #669ea0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6681a0). Try Kimberly and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a18666, 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 #a18666 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 Soft Bronze. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Bronze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #a18666 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. Soft Bronze tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6681a0) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66a085 and #a06680.
In a RGB color space, hex #a18666 is made of 41% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Bronze has a hue angle of 32.54°, a saturation of 23.89% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a18666 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #a18666 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,134,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 23.14, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(32.54,23.89%,51.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.54,36.65%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.6425,5.5667,21.0822) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6213,25.5866,16.1587) |