Metallic Bronze Color
Metallic Bronze is a brown color with hex code #49371B. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with metallic bronze, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Metallic Bronze Color Values
What Does Metallic Bronze Mean?
Metallic Bronze belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Metallic Bronze adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Metallic Bronze is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: dark yellowish brown, #4B3621).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Metallic Bronze
Metallic Bronze and #1C2E4A are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #4A211C and #454A1C, which sit beside metallic bronze on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair metallic bronze with triadic partners #1C4A38 and #381C4A. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Panda —
#423921(Delta E 6) - Tumbleweed —
#37290E(Delta E 7) - Iroko —
#433120(Delta E 7) - Punga —
#4D3D14(Delta E 7) - Black Marlin —
#3E2C1C(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #49371B; }
.background { background-color: #49371B; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49371B; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #49371B40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for metallic bronze?
Metallic Bronze has the hex code #49371B. In RGB notation it is rgb(73, 55, 27), in HSL it is hsl(37, 46%, 20%), and its OKLCH value is 0.35, 0.049, 77.
What does the color metallic bronze mean?
Brown-family colors like metallic bronze carry distinct psychological associations. Metallic Bronze belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Metallic Bronze adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with metallic bronze?
Metallic Bronze has three easy routes: its complement #1C2E4A for punch, its neighbors #4A211C and #454A1C for something calmer, or triadic partners #1C4A38 and #381C4A when you want energy.
Is metallic bronze a standard web color?
No — Metallic Bronze is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #49371B or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make metallic bronze lighter or darker?
To lighten metallic bronze, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EDE1CF (lightest tint) to #0B0804 (darkest shade).
About Metallic Bronze
Metallic Bronze is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #49371B to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.