BROWN

Bronze

#CD7F32

Conversions

HEX#CD7F32

RGBrgb(205, 127, 50)

HSLhsl(30, 61%, 50%)

HSVhsv(30, 76%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 76%, 20%)

Copy CSS

color: #cd7f32;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(205, 127, 50);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(30, 61%, 50%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.14 : 1

On ink blackPass · 6.09 : 1

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Pairings

About Bronze

Bronze is the hex color #CD7F32, which translates to rgb(205, 127, 50) in RGB and hsl(30, 61%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 30 degrees, with a saturation of 61 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. That combination gives Bronze a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Bronze compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is peru (#CD853F), a CIE76 distance of 5.3 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is yellow-700 (#A65F00), at a distance of 13.3. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Peru at 5.3. Sorted by lightness, Bronze is number 20 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Bronze

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Bronze, led by Ink black at 6.09:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Bronze already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Bronze. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.14:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	6.09:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.28:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Bronze

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Bronze for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Bronze

Format	Value
HEX	#CD7F32
RGB	rgb(205, 127, 50)
HSL	hsl(30, 61%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(30, 76%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38%, 76%, 20%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.61% 0.1315 61.29)
CIELAB	lab(60.24 24.02 52.33)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.