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(Redirected from Bronze (colour)) Metallic brown resembling the alloy bronze This article is about the colour. For other uses, see Bronze (disambiguation).
Bronze
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#CD7F32
sRGB (r, g, b)(205, 127, 50)
HSV (h, s, v)(30°, 76%, 80%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(60, 81, 39°)
Source99colors.net/Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong orange
B: Normalized to (byte)
Bronze statue of the Roman Emperor Augustus

Bronze is a metallic brown color which resembles the metal alloy bronze.

A bronze medal
A bronze medal

The first recorded use of bronze as a color name in English was in 1753.

Variations

Blast-off bronze

Blast-Off Bronze
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#A57164
sRGB (r, g, b)(165, 113, 100)
HSV (h, s, v)(12°, 39%, 65%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(53, 39, 24°)
SourceCrayola
ISCC–NBS descriptorLight reddish brown
B: Normalized to (byte)

Blast-off bronze is one of the colors in the special set of metallic Crayola crayons called Metallic FX, the colors of which were formulated by Crayola in 2001.

Crayola Metallic FX crayons. Blast-off bronze is the 5th crayon from the right.

Antique bronze

Antique Bronze
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#665D1E
sRGB (r, g, b)(102, 93, 30)
HSV (h, s, v)(52°, 71%, 40%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(39, 37, 77°)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorModerate olive
B: Normalized to (byte)

The first recorded use of antique bronze as a color name in English was in 1910.

Bronze statue of Hercules with green patina

References

  1. "Color Bronze | Hex Code #CD7F32 | RGB 205, 127, 50". www.99colors.net.
  2. The colour displayed in the colour box above matches the colour called bronze, in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill; the colour bronze is displayed on page 51, Plate 14, Colour Sample L9.
  3. Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill, p. 191; Colour Sample of Bronze: p. 51, Plate 14, Colour Sample L9
  4. "ISCC-NBS". Archived from the original on 22 November 2012.
  5. Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill; p. 189, Color Sample of Bronze: p. 51, Plate 14, Color Sample L10

See also

Shades of brown
AuburnAlmondBeaverBeigeBistreBlack beanBlack oliveBoleBoneBronze
          
BrownBrown sugarBuffBurgundyBurnt siennaBurnt umberCamelCaput mortuumCaramelChamoisee
          
ChestnutChocolateCitronCocoa BrownCoffeeCopperCordovanCoyoteDesert sandDrab dark brown
          
DunEarth yellowEcruFallowFawnField drabFulvousGolden brownGoldenrodHarvest gold
          
KhakiKobichaLionLiverMahoganyMaroonOchreRaw umberRed-brownRedwood
          
RufousRussetRustSandSandy brownSatin sheen goldSeal brownSepiaSiennaSinopia
          
TanTaupeTawnyTitian RedUmberVan DykeWalnut brownWengeWheat
         
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.
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