Nearest-color comparison

Bronze vs Ochre

Bronze and Ochre are different orange colors with HEX values #CD7F32 and #CC7722. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 17.9, their contrast ratio is 1.07:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Bronze and Ochre are very close colors. Bronze is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.07:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Bronze#CD7F32

Ochre#CC7722

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Bronze and Ochre across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance17.9

Pair contrast1.07:1

Luminance delta0.0224

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorBronze

More saturatedOchre

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Bronze

Bronze is #CD7F32, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Ochre, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#CD7F32 RGB205, 127, 50 HSL30, 61, 50 CMYK0, 38, 76, 20 Luminance0.2839 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Ochre

Ochre is #CC7722, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Bronze, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#CC7722 RGB204, 119, 34 HSL30, 71, 47 CMYK0, 42, 83, 20 Luminance0.2615 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Bronze or Ochre

Choose BronzeBronze is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CD7F32.

Choose OchreOchre is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CC7722.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBronzeOchre

HEX#CD7F32#CC7722

RGB205, 127, 50204, 119, 34

HSL30, 61, 5030, 71, 47

CMYK0, 38, 76, 200, 42, 83, 20

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneBalanced

Luminance0.28390.2615

Black contrast6.68:16.23:1

White contrast3.14:13.37:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Bronzeblack text - 6.68:1

Ochreblack text - 6.23:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Bronze#CD7F32

Ochre#CC7722

#DFAD7C#DFAD7C

#E5A666#E5A666

#327FCD#327FCD

#2378CD#2378CD

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "slug": "bronze",
    "name": "Bronze",
    "hex": "#CD7F32",
    "rgb": [
      205,
      127,
      50
    ],
    "hsl": [
      30,
      61,
      50
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      38,
      76,
      20
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2839,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 6.68,
      "white": 3.14
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.68
    },
    "description": "Bronze is #CD7F32, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Ochre, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/bronze/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "ochre",
    "name": "Ochre",
    "hex": "#CC7722",
    "rgb": [
      204,
      119,
      34
    ],
    "hsl": [
      30,
      71,
      47
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      42,
      83,
      20
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2615,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 6.23,
      "white": 3.37
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.23
    },
    "description": "Ochre is #CC7722, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Bronze, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ochre/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 17.9,
  "contrastRatio": 1.07,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 10,
    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0224,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Bronze",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Ochre"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.07,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Bronze",
      "background": "#CD7F32",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.68
    },
    {
      "color": "Ochre",
      "background": "#CC7722",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.23
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Bronze is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CD7F32.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Ochre is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CC7722.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/bronze-vs-ochre.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Bronze and Ochre are different orange colors with HEX values #CD7F32 and #CC7722. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 17.9, their contrast ratio is 1.07:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        61,
        50
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      "cmyk": [
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        76,
        20
      ],
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      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      "luminance": 0.2839,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 3.14
      },
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      },
      "description": "Bronze is #CD7F32, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Ochre, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/bronze/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ochre",
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      "luminance": 0.2615,
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      },
      "bestText": {
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        "label": "black text",
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      },
      "description": "Ochre is #CC7722, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Bronze, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ochre/",
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      "lightness": 3
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    "sameTemperature": true,
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  },
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      }
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