Bronze is soft, 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 | #5786ff |
| Complementary Color | #002ea8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bronze Color. The Raw Sienna 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 Alligator (#886600) for more calm effect. Try Bark Sawdust as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#002ea8 is the best complementary color to 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 #a87900 complementary color is International Klein Blue, 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 Pirate Gold are #a82500 and #83a800. Thus found on the left and right of #a87900 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fire and Limeade colors as they work well with Bronze.
The split-complementary Bronze palette consists of #2500a8 and #0083a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#002ea8). Try Dark Blue and Deep Cerulean colors in combination with #a87900, 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 #a87900 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 Bronze. Thus Purple and Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bronze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary International Klein Blue, Green Haze, and Flirt split by 90° on the color wheel. #a87900 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. Bronze tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#002ea8) and two others. The Jade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carmine – 120° from the complementary International Klein Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00a879 and #a8002e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a87900 is made of 58% red, 42% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Bronze has a hue angle of 43.21°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a87900 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 65.88% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a87900 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,121,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 42%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.43, 65.88, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(43.21,100%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.21,100%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.0266,9.6751,60.0959) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9858,21.9996,3.0349) |