Bronze #A87900
Bronze is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown with hex code #A87900 and RGB rgb(168, 121, 0).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.39:1).
About this color
#A87900 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.125 and its hue 81°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Bronze. Black text reads best on it, at 5.39:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.125) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Bronze |
| Black text | 5.39:1 |
| White text | 3.88:1 |
Colors that go with Bronze
Matches found by rotating Bronze around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Bronze
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Bronze, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Bronze, with their ΔE distance.
- Mustard Brown #AC7E04 ΔE 0.015
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.018
- Caramel #AF6F09 ΔE 0.028
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.035
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.042
- Dark Goldenrod #B8860B ΔE 0.045
- Hazel #8E7618 ΔE 0.045
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.047
More about Bronze
How to make Bronze
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts orange
- 1 part blue
Recipe result: #A87E28, a difference of ΔE 0.018 from Bronze. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Bronze in every format
| HEX | #A87900 |
| RGB | rgb(168, 121, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 100%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.7% 0.125 81.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A87900 | 3.88:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A87900 | 5.39:1 | AA | Lc 38.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A87900 text on white | 3.88:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A87900 text on black | 5.39:1 | AA | Lc -35.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Bronze
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5EF
oklch(97.1% 0.009 84.6)
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Step 100
100
#F0E9DD
oklch(93.6% 0.018 81.3)
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Step 200
200
#E5D7C0
oklch(88.4% 0.034 80.3)
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Step 300
300
#D5BD94
oklch(80.9% 0.061 80.9)
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Step 400
400
#C09A55
oklch(70.7% 0.099 81)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A87900
oklch(60.7% 0.125 81.3)
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Step 600
600
#956B00
oklch(55.6% 0.115 81.4)
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Step 700
700
#7E5A00
oklch(49.3% 0.102 81.5)
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Step 800
800
#674900
oklch(42.7% 0.088 81.6)
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Step 900
900
#563C00
oklch(37.6% 0.078 81.1)
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Step 950
950
#332303
oklch(26.9% 0.052 80.9)
Bronze with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #8C7A00 | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #97860C | 0.042 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B86B66 | 0.110 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.125 |
Use Bronze in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.