Bronco is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #545e69 |
| Complementary Color | #96a0aa |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bronco Color. The Whole Wheat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cobblestone Path (#9e8779) for more energetic effect. Try Stonecrop as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#96a0aa is the best complementary color to Bronco. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aba196 complementary color is Gray Chateau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bronco are #aa9696 and #aaaa96. Thus found on the left and right of #aba196 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Gray Olive colors as they work well with Bronco.
The split-complementary Bronco palette consists of #9696aa and #96aaaa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#96a0aa). Try Santas Gray and Cascade colors in combination with #aba196, 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 #aba196 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 Bronco. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bronco contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Envy, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #aba196 square combo is a palette of orange, 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. Bronco tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#96a0aa) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96aaa1 and #aa969f.
In a RGB color space, hex #aba196 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Bronco has a hue angle of 31.43°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aba196 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #aba196 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,161,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 8.24, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(31.43,11.11%,62.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.43,12.28%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.7862,1.6968,7.0175) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0445,36.3497,34.0233) |