Color of the Day:

Bronze#CD7F32

Bronze - 03/31/1977

Bronze is the Color of the Day for 03/31/1977. Bronze has a hex value of #CD7F32. On the RGB scale it has values of Red: 205, Green: 127, and Blue: 50

Color Spaces of Bronze

HexCD7F32#CD7F32
RGB205 127 50rgb(205 127 50)
RGB %80 50 20rgb(80 50 20)
CIELAB60.77, 26.6, 52.84
CMY20, 50, 80
CMYK0, 38, 76, 20
HSL30, 61, 50hsl(30 61% 50%)
HSV30, 76, 80hsv(30 76% 80%)
HSI30, 61, 127
HWB30, 20, 20hwb(30 20% 20%)
LCH60.77, 59.15, 63.28
XYZ35.25, 28.99, 5.19

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All About Bronze

Bronze is a metallic shade that is characterized by its warm, earthy tones with hints of orange and red. It is a versatile color that can be used in a wide range of settings and styles, from traditional to contemporary. Bronze is often associated with strength, durability, and elegance, making it a popular choice in fashion, interior design, and art.

Overall, bronze is a versatile and sophisticated color that can add warmth, elegance, and durability to any setting. Whether used in fashion, interior design, or art, bronze is a timeless color that never goes out of style.

Bronze in Fashion

In fashion, bronze is often used in clothing items like dresses, shoes, and accessories like jewelry and belts. It's a versatile color that works well with other warm and neutral tones like black, white, and beige, as well as with bolder colors like red and green. Bronze-colored clothing and accessories are a great choice for creating a sophisticated and timeless look that's both elegant and comfortable.

Bronze in Interior Design

In interior design, bronze is a popular choice for adding a touch of warmth and sophistication to any space. It pairs well with other warm and earthy tones like beige, cream, and brown, and can be used as a primary or accent color for walls, furniture, and accessories. Bronze-colored light fixtures, picture frames, and vases can add a touch of elegance and sophistication to any room, while also complementing a wide range of styles.

Bronze in Art

In art, bronze can be used to create sculptures, paintings, and other types of artwork. Bronze sculptures are known for their durability and beauty, and have been used in art for thousands of years. Bronze can also be used as a pigment in painting, and can create a warm, earthy tone that adds depth and texture to a piece. The unique metallic quality of bronze makes it a popular choice for artists who want to create works that are both elegant and durable.

Closest Common Color

Bronze is closest to the common color orange. Orange is considered a tertiary color that is a mixture of red and yellow. Orange is a color that we see in nature and we associate it with social interaction, warmth, and friendly conversation. This color shares its name with the citrus based fruit oranges. The comforting tones in the color orange have made it the number one choice to represent safety in the construction industry. Everyday things that we see in orange are carrots, pumpkins, traffic cones, and oranges.

Shades of Bronze

A shade is a concept of darkening a color. Below you will find the shades of colors from Bronze all the way to Black evenly distributed.

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Tints of Bronze

A tint is a concept of lightening a color. Below you will find the tints of colors from Bronze all the way to White evenly distributed.

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Tones of Bronze

A tone is a concept of adding gray to a color. Below you will find the tones of colors from Bronze all the way to Gray evenly distributed.

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Monochromatic Colors of Bronze

A monochromatic color scheme is based on a single color and contains both shades and tints of that color. Below you will find a monochromatic color scheme based off of Bronze.

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Complementary Color of Bronze

Complementary colors are two colors that are the complete opposite of each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are used by many including graphic designers, painters, and other artists. Knowing the complementary color for a given color is useful because using them together creates a visual contrast which can really make a design pop! Below you will find the complementary color of Bronze.

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Split Complementary Colors of Bronze

A Split Complementary color scheme is based on a single color and then finds the complementary color of the main color and uses that as a reference to find two colors to the left and right of that complementary color on the color wheel. A total of three colors make up a split complementary color scheme. A common example of a split complementary color scheme in an RGB Model is red, green-cyan, and blue-cyan. Below you will find a split complementary color scheme based off of Bronze.

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Triadic Colors of Bronze

A triadic color scheme is made up of three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with one color to as the baseline and the two other colors serve as accent colors. On the color wheel this can be envisioned as a triangle. Below you will find a triadic color scheme based off of Bronze.

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Tetradic Colors of Bronze

A tetradic color scheme is made up of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel. This color harmony is also known as a double complementary color scheme becuase it is made up of two complementary color pairs. Below you will find a tetradic color scheme based off of Bronze.

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Analogous Colors of Bronze

An analogous color scheme is made up of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with a single color as the baseline, a second color, and an accent color or a mixture of the first two colors as the third color. Below you will find an analogous color scheme based off of Bronze.

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Variations of Bronze

A variation of a color is the idea of swapping the values of Red, Blue, and Green with one another to create a new color. The color Bronze has RGB values of R:205, G:127, and B:50. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Bronze, 5 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Bronze.

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Web Safe Color of Bronze

A web safe color is a color that will not be dithered when shown on a web browser that only has 256-color support. Although this is not much of an issue in modern browsers today it is important to understand the history. A web safe color will always appear as intended across any device/browser. There are 216 colors that are considered web safe. Below you will find the closest web safe color to Bronze.

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CSS Code for Bronze

Text Color
.text-class { color: #CD7F32; }

This paragraph tag has text in the color #CD7F32

Text Shadow Color
.txt-shdw-class { text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #CD7F32; }

This text has a shadow in the color #CD7F32

Border Color
.brdr-class { border: 5px solid #CD7F32; }

This div tag has a border color of #CD7F32

Background Color
.bg-class { background-color: #CD7F32; }

This div tag has a background color of #CD7F32

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Bronze Accessibility

When it comes to accessibility it is important to consider the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 issued by W3C. The WCAG provides a set of standards to determine if two colors have an appropriate contrast ratio in order to be readable on a web. This is achieved by measuring luminance, also known as brightness, between the color of your text and the background color. The WCAG has several levels of conformance: (A - Lowest, AA - Mid Range, AAA - Highest). If you meet the requirements of a higher range of conformance then you automatically meet the lower levels. For Example, if you meet AAA then by default you also meet AA and A. The contrast ratios that need to be met also consider the size of the font. Below are the contrast ratios needed to be compliant.

  • Level AA (large text/18-point font): 3:1
  • Level AA: 4.5:1
  • Level AAA (large text/18-point font): 4.5:1
  • Level AAA: 7:1

In the following sections we take a look at conformance levels AA and AAA for both large sized text and normal sized text. We took care of all the calculations so you will be able to see right away whether or not a text color of Bronze is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.

Bronze Contrast on Black Background

The color Bronze has passed 3 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 75% accessibility rating and therefore makes Bronze a good choice against a Black background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextPass
WCAG AAALarge TextPass
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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Bronze Contrast on White Background

The color Bronze has passed 1 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 25% accessibility rating and therefore makes Bronze a moderate choice against a White background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextFail
WCAG AAALarge TextFail
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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