What color is #CD7F32?

#CD7F32 is a moderate orange known as Polished Bronze. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Polished Bronze?

The RGB value is 205, 127, 50: 205 red, 127 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Polished Bronze?

The complementary color is #3280CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD7F32?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Polished Bronze color: hex code #CD7F32

#CD7F32 rgb(205, 127, 50)

Shades of orange

Polished Bronze has the hex code #CD7F32. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 49.8% green and 19.6% blue (205, 127, 50).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 61% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 76% yellow and 20% black.

This exact color is also called Bronze.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

Polished Bronze (#CD7F32) color codes

HEX	`#CD7F32`
RGB	`rgb(205, 127, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 49.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 61%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 76%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 76%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.24, 24.02, 52.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.24, 57.58, 65.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.345, 28.392, 6.741)`
Decimal	`13467442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Polished Bronze, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CD7F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CD7F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CD7F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd7f32; }
.text { color: #cd7f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd7f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 127 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd7f32, #cdcd32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CD7F32 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CD7F32?: #CD7F32 is a moderate orange known as Polished Bronze. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Polished Bronze?: The RGB value is 205, 127, 50: 205 red, 127 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Polished Bronze?: The complementary color is #3280CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD7F32?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.