Molten Bronze Color

#c69c04

Molten Bronze is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #3963fb
Complementary Color #042dc6
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.01° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.61% (better contrasting with white)
Molten Bronze Color Sample
Molten Bronze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c69c04

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Molten Bronze Color. The Midas Finger Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bubonic Brown (#c68400) for more energetic effect. Try Corn as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#042dc6 is the best complementary color to Molten Bronze. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c69c04 complementary color is International Klein Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Buddha Gold are #c63b04 and #8ec604. Thus found on the left and right of #c69c04 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Grenadier and Pistachio colors as they work well with Molten Bronze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Molten Bronze palette consists of #3b04c6 and #048ec6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#042dc6). Try Dark Blue and Pacific Blue colors in combination with #c69c04, 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 #c69c04 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Molten Bronze. Thus Electric Violet and Caribbean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Molten Bronze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary International Klein Blue, Malachite, and Lipstick split by 90° on the color wheel. #c69c04 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Molten Bronze tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#042dc6) and two others. The Caribbean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monza – 120° from the complementary International Klein Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #04c69c and #c6042d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c69c04 is made of 55% red, 44% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Molten Bronze has a hue angle of 47.01°, a saturation of 96.04% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c69c04 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 76.08% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c69c04
RGB Decimal rgb(198,156,4)
RGB Percentage 55%, 44%, 1%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 76.08, 22.35
HSL hsl(47.01,96.04%,39.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.01,97.98%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.3603,4.0593,69.5868)
XYZ xyz(35.1991,35.7915,5.1681)
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