Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Bronze

Bronze is an earth tone orange color with HEX #CD7F32. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 205, 127, 50, HSL 30, 61%, 50%, warm temperature, and is useful for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes.

#CD7F32 orange warm earth-tone
HEX #CD7F32
RGB rgb(205, 127, 50)
HSL hsl(30 61% 50%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 76, 20)
Luminance 0.2839
Contrast Black 6.68:1White 3.14:1

CSS Utilities

--color-bronze: #CD7F32;
.bg-bronze { background-color: #CD7F32; }
.text-bronze { color: #CD7F32; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2839
Black text6.68:1AA Pass
White text3.14:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#CD7F32",
  "rgb": [
    205,
    127,
    50
  ],
  "hsl": [
    30,
    61,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    38,
    76,
    20
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2839,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 6.68,
    "white": 3.14
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#327FCD",
  "analogous": [
    "#CD3232",
    "#CDCD32"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#32CD80",
    "#7F32CD"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#32CD32",
    "#327FCD",
    "#CD32CD"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#32CDCD",
    "#3232CD"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#DFAD7C",
    "#CD7F32",
    "#835220"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#DFAD7C",
  "dark": "#835220",
  "saturated": "#E98016",
  "desaturated": "#B1804E",
  "pastel": "#DDBFA2",
  "neon": "#FF9429"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#327FCD",
    "#CD3232",
    "#CDCD32"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#B1804E",
    "#DFAD7C"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#DFAD7C",
    "#B1804E"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "ochre",
    "copper",
    "polished-copper",
    "chocolate"
  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
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  ],
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/bronze",
      "/wcag/bronze",
      "/css/colors/bronze",
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    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Bronze",
  "hex": "#CD7F32",
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    "interior palettes"
  ],
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      "warmth",
      "comfort",
      "approachability"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "hospitality",
      "craft",
      "food",
      "home decor"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "cold technical interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "warm",
    "earth-tone",
    "warm-accents",
    "food-branding",
    "interior-palettes",
    "warmth",
    "comfort",
    "approachability"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    205,
    127,
    50
  ],
  "hsl": [
    30,
    61,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    76,
    20
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2839,
  "contrast": {
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    "white": 3.14
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#327FCD",
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      "#CD3232",
      "#CDCD32"
    ],
    "triadic": [
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      "#7F32CD"
    ],
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      "#32CD32",
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      "#CD32CD"
    ],
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      "#3232CD"
    ],
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    ]
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    "neon": "#FF9429"
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
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  },
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    ]
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#327FCD",
      "#CD3232",
      "#CDCD32"
    ],
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      "#B1804E",
      "#DFAD7C"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
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      "#DFAD7C",
      "#B1804E"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Bronze Color

Bronze sits in the orange family with warm temperature and earth tone visual character. Bronze is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include warmth, comfort, and approachability, which makes it relevant for hospitality and craft. In design work, Bronze is most useful for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Bronze accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #CD7F32.Bronze CSS utilitiesUse Bronze in CSS variables and utility classes.#CD7F32 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Bronze paletteOpen the generated palette based on Bronze.Bronze harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Bronze against black and white text.

Black text6.68:1AA Pass
White text3.14:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Peru#CD853F
Ochre#CC7722
Copper#B87333
Polished Copper#B87333
Chocolate#D2691E

Color Harmonies

#327FCD#327FCD
#CD3232#CD3232
#CDCD32#CDCD32
#32CD80#32CD80
#7F32CD#7F32CD
Open full Bronze harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#DFAD7C#DFAD7C
#835220#835220
#E98016#E98016
#B1804E#B1804E
#DDBFA2#DDBFA2
#FF9429#FF9429

Pairings

Black#000000
#327FCD#327FCD
#CD3232#CD3232
#CDCD32#CDCD32
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5