Bronze (color) explained

Bronze
Hex:	CD7F32
Source:	http://www.99colors.net/name/bronze/Maerz and Paul^[1]
Isccname:	Strong orange

Bronze is a metallic brown color which resembles the metal alloy bronze. The first recorded use of bronze as a color name in English was in 1753.^[2] __TOC__

Variations

Blast-off bronze

Blast-Off Bronze
Hex:	A57164
Isccname:	Light reddish brown

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.

Antique bronze

Antique Bronze
Hex:	665D1E
Source:	ISCC-NBS
Isccname:	Moderate olive

The first recorded use of antique bronze as a color name in English was in 1910.^[3]

See also

• Bronze and brass ornamental work
• List of colors

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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