Metallic Bronze (#A97142)

The hex code for Metallic Bronze is #A97142. It is rgb(169, 113, 66) in RGB, hsl(27, 44%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 61%, 34%) in CMYK — a mid-tone orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A97142

HEX#A97142

RGBrgb(169, 113, 66)

HSLhsl(27, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(27, 61%, 66%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 61%, 34%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.095 59.5)

LABlab(52.95% 19.25 35.18)

LCHlch(52.95% 40.10 61.31)

Colors Closest to Metallic Bronze

Metallic 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.

Brown Sugar#AF6E4DΔE 7.34 Copper#B87333ΔE 11.92 Café Au Lait#A67B5BΔE 12.16 Coconut#965A3EΔE 12.18 Dirt#9B7653ΔE 12.62 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 13.59

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#A97142 Channel Values

How Metallic 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 169 · G 113 · B 66	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 27° · S 44% · L 46%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 27° · S 61% · V 66%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 33% · Y 61% · K 34%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.1:1 vs white · 5.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Metallic 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 text4.1:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Metallic Bronze

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Metallic 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 Metallic 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 Metallic 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#A97142

Protanopia#7D7D41

Protanomaly#917842

Deuteranopia#87873E

Deuteranomaly#967F40

Tritanopia#AC6C6C

Tritanomaly#AB6E5E

Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #A97142 in Code

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

CSS custom property--metallic-bronze: #A97142;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A97142;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'metallic-bronze': '#A97142' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.443, blue: 0.259)

Android XML<color name="metallic_bronze">#A97142</color>

SVG fillfill="#A97142"

More Orange Colors

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

a99a86 a67b5b af6e4d 9f8170 b87333 9b7653 b88747 987654 bb7530 987456 bc987e 967969 d1bea8 e08d3c e78c4b eeab2f f54100 faefdb fef9f1 ff7a05 ffa514 ffbf47 ffdead ffedd4

#A97142 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Metallic Bronze?

The hex code for Metallic Bronze is #A97142. That is rgb(169, 113, 66) in RGB, hsl(27, 44%, 46%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 61%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #A97142?

#A97142 is rgb(169, 113, 66) — red 169, green 113, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A97142?

#A97142 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 61%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A97142 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A97142 scores 4.1:1 against white and 5.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A97142 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A97142 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 14.58, which is visibly different.

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