Bronze (color)
At right is displayed the color bronze. Bronze is a metallic brown color which resembles the actual alloy bronze.
Bronze | |
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Hex triplet | #CD7F32 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (205, 127, 50) |
CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (25, 59, 86, 0) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (30°, 75.6%, 80.4%) |
Source | /Maerz and Paul[1] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong orange |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
The first recorded use of bronze as a color name in English was in 1753.[2]
Variations of bronze
Blast-off bronze
Blast-Off Bronze | |
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Hex triplet | #A57164 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (165, 113, 100) |
CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 32, 39, 35) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (12°, 39%, 65[3]%) |
Source | Crayola |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light reddish brown |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
Displayed at right is the color blast-off bronze.
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.
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Crayola Metallic FX crayons. Blast-off bronze is the 5th crayon from the right.
Antique bronze
Antique Bronze | |
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Hex triplet | #665D1E |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (102, 93, 30) |
CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 9, 71, 60) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (53°, 71%, 40 [4]%) |
Source | ISCC-NBS |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate olive |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
At right is displayed the color antique bronze.
The first recorded use of antique bronze as a color name in English was in 1910.[5]
References
- The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called bronze in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color bronze is displayed on page 51 Plate 14, Color Sample L9.
- Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 191; Color Sample of Bronze: Page 51 Plate 14 Color Sample L9
- web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #A57164 (Blast-Off Bronze):
- web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #665D1E (Antique Bronze):
- Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 189; Color Sample of Bronze: Page 51 Plate 14 Color Sample L10
See also
- Bronze and brass ornamental work
- List of colors
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