Bronze `#A87900`

Bronze (#A87900) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 81°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.125. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.

Color values

HEX	`#A87900`
RGB	`rgb(168, 121, 0)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 100%, 33%)`
HSV	`hsv(43, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 100%, 34%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(54 9.7 60.1)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.607 0.125 81)`

How Bronze behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Bronze shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #ab7500 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #ac7900 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #a87900 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
North light / shade (~7500K diffuse blue-sky light): → #a87a02 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 3.89:1 and against black 5.4:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Palettes built from Bronze

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#fad491 · #d5ab5d · #a87900 · #866000 · #5b4000 · #342200

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#a7ae64 · #a7943a · #a87900 · #9e6012 · #8f4b21 · #7b382a

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#9fd27c · #91aa82 · #a87900 · #835e00 · #614400 · #21370f

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#f9e8ca · #ddc394 · #b0a28a · #a87900 · #3860a9 · #554119

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#ebf2fe · #a69c8c · #a87900 · #646870 · #332a19 · #000104

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#ecf2fd · #c2c9d5 · #949caa · #192233 · #00030f · #a87900

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#d1ddb9 · #c1856e · #a87900 · #5522d4 · #2a3a65 · #1c0722

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#ebf2ff · #55a9d1 · #a87900 · #6a58aa · #003043 · #02000e

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#d6fafc · #3fb0b7 · #a87900 · #884d93 · #42124a · #000203

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#dafbef · #53b296 · #a87900 · #3d66af · #4e0931 · #000010

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#B78D3C · #C6A15F · #D4B57E · #E3CA9D · #F2DEBC

Shades

#8B6300 · #6F4E00 · #543A00 · #3A2700 · #231500

Muted

#A07C35 · #987E4F · #908064

Using Bronze

Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.