Antique Bronze (#665D1E)

The hex code for Antique Bronze is #665D1E. It is rgb(102, 93, 30) in RGB, hsl(53, 55%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 71%, 60%) in CMYK — a dark yellow. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#665D1E

RGBrgb(102, 93, 30)

HSLhsl(53, 55%, 26%)

HSVhsv(53, 71%, 40%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 71%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(47.4% 0.083 101.1)

LABlab(39.38% -2.28 35.96)

LCHlch(39.38% 36.04 93.63)

Colors Closest to Antique Bronze

Antique Bronze is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 7.78 Field Drab#6C541EΔE 8.39 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 9.95 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 12.14 Xander#44500CΔE 12.52 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 13.55

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#665D1E Channel Values

How Antique Bronze breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 102 · G 93 · B 30	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 53° · S 55% · L 26%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 53° · S 71% · V 40%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 9% · Y 71% · K 60%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.67:1 vs white · 3.15:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Antique Bronze background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Antique Bronze

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Antique Bronze; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Antique Bronze

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Antique Bronze Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#665D1E

Protanopia#5F5F1E

Protanomaly#625E1E

Deuteranopia#60601D

Deuteranomaly#635F1D

Tritanopia#6A5858

Tritanomaly#695A47

Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #665D1E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--antique-bronze: #665D1E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #665D1E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'antique-bronze': '#665D1E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.365, blue: 0.118)

Android XML<color name="antique_bronze">#665D1E</color>

SVG fillfill="#665D1E"

More Yellow Colors

Antique Bronze sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

666600 664d0f 666633 624a0f 6c541e 616100 6c630e 5f5c2b 6d6207 5c4305 6e6e30 585819 967117 bcbc15 cfcfc4 e5d334 efd595 f5e050 faf1dc fdfdf1 ffdb58 fff8e7 ffff66 333300

#665D1E Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Antique Bronze?

The hex code for Antique Bronze is #665D1E. That is rgb(102, 93, 30) in RGB, hsl(53, 55%, 26%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 71%, 60%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #665D1E?

#665D1E is rgb(102, 93, 30) — red 102, green 93, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #665D1E?

#665D1E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 71%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #665D1E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #665D1E scores 6.67:1 against white and 3.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #665D1E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #665D1E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.49, which is visibly different.

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