Weapon Bronze Color

#b47b27

Weapon 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 #4b84d8
Complementary Color #275fb4
Color Shade: orange (35.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.94% (better contrasting with white)
Weapon Bronze Color Sample
Weapon Bronze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b47b27

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Weapon Bronze Color. The Buttercup color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tawny Olive (#c4962c) for more calm effect. Try Green Sulphur as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#275fb4 is the best complementary color to Weapon 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 #b47b27 complementary color is Cerulean Blue, 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 Marigold are #b43427 and #a6b427. Thus found on the left and right of #b47b27 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tall Poppy and Citron colors as they work well with Weapon Bronze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Weapon Bronze palette consists of #3427b4 and #27a6b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#275fb4). Try Governor Bay and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #b47b27, 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 #b47b27 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 Weapon Bronze. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Weapon Bronze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Forest Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b47b27 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. Weapon Bronze tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#275fb4) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #27b47b and #b42760.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b47b27 is made of 53% red, 36% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Weapon Bronze has a hue angle of 35.74°, a saturation of 64.38% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b47b27 is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 55.3% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #b47b27
RGB Decimal rgb(180,123,39)
RGB Percentage 53%, 36%, 11%
CMYK 0, 22.35, 55.3, 29.41
HSL hsl(35.74,64.38%,42.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.74,78.33%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.1035,14.91,51.8926)
XYZ xyz(26.2716,24.0157,5.1703)
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