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Named color

Bronze

Bronze color #CD7F32: RGB 205, 127, 50 and HSL 30°, 61%, 50%. Explore its warm orange profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#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

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CSS Utilities

--color-bronze: #CD7F32;
.bg-bronze { background-color: #CD7F32; }
.text-bronze { color: #CD7F32; }
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Color meaning and use

About Bronze Color

Bronze uses HEX #CD7F32, RGB 205, 127, 50, and HSL 30°, 61%, 50%. The dataset classifies it in the orange family with warm temperature and earth tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.2839; black contrast is 6.68:1 and white contrast is 3.14:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

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
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Bronze Color Reference Infographic

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Bronze color reference infographic showing #CD7F32, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Bronze color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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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#CDCD32Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

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
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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
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "peru",
    "ochre",
    "copper",
    "polished-copper",
    "chocolate"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "bronze"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "bronze-vs-ochre",
    "bronze-vs-peru"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/bronze",
    "/wcag/bronze",
    "/css/colors/bronze",
    "/hex/cd7f32",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/bronze"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/peru",
      "/colors/ochre",
      "/colors/copper",
      "/colors/polished-copper",
      "/colors/chocolate",
      "/compare/bronze-vs-ochre",
      "/compare/bronze-vs-peru",
      "/harmonies/bronze",
      "/wcag/bronze",
      "/css/colors/bronze",
      "/hex/cd7f32",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "bronze",
  "name": "Bronze",
  "hex": "#CD7F32",
  "uses": [
    "warm accents",
    "food branding",
    "interior palettes"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "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": [
    "orange",
    "warm",
    "earth-tone",
    "warm-accents",
    "food-branding",
    "interior-palettes",
    "warmth",
    "comfort",
    "approachability"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    205,
    127,
    50
  ],
  "hsl": [
    30,
    61,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    38,
    76,
    20
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2839,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 6.68,
    "white": 3.14
  },
  "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"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-bronze: #CD7F32;",
    "utility": ".bg-bronze { background-color: #CD7F32; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-bronze { color: #CD7F32; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "peru",
    "ochre",
    "copper",
    "polished-copper",
    "chocolate"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "bronze"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "bronze-vs-ochre",
    "bronze-vs-peru"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/bronze",
    "/wcag/bronze",
    "/css/colors/bronze",
    "/hex/cd7f32",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/bronze"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/peru",
      "/colors/ochre",
      "/colors/copper",
      "/colors/polished-copper",
      "/colors/chocolate",
      "/compare/bronze-vs-ochre",
      "/compare/bronze-vs-peru",
      "/harmonies/bronze",
      "/wcag/bronze",
      "/css/colors/bronze",
      "/hex/cd7f32",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#327FCD",
      "#CD3232",
      "#CDCD32"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#B1804E",
      "#DFAD7C"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#DFAD7C",
      "#B1804E"
    ]
  }
}
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