Precious Copper Color

#885522

Precious Copper is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #7ad
Complementary Color #215488
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.33% (better contrasting with white)
Precious Copper Color Sample
Precious Copper Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #885522

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Precious Copper Color. The Desert color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Theatre Gold (#a76924) for more energetic effect. Try Pullman Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#215488 is the best complementary color to Precious Copper. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #852 complementary color is Blumine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #882121 and #878821. Thus found on the left and right of #852 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Brick and Pacifika colors as they work well with Precious Copper.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Precious Copper palette consists of #212188 and #218788 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#215488). Try Jacksons Purple and Elm colors in combination with #852, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #852 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Precious Copper. Thus Daisy Bush and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Precious Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blumine, Forest Green, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #852 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Precious Copper tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#215488) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Blumine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #218855 and #882155.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #885522 is made of 53% red, 33% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Precious Copper has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #885522 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 40% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #885522
RGB Decimal rgb(136,85,34)
RGB Percentage 53%, 33%, 13%
CMYK 0, 20, 40, 46.67
HSL hsl(30,60%,33.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,75%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.9715,16.5317,37.2982)
XYZ xyz(13.6906,11.8467,3.0784)
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