True Copper is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #74a9bc |
| Complementary Color | #43778b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to True Copper Color. The Leather color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Maple Glaze (#a76944) for more energetic effect. Try Iron Flint as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#43778b is the best complementary color to True Copper. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b5643 complementary color is Bismark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Mix are #8b4353 and #8b7a43. Thus found on the left and right of #8b5643 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with True Copper.
The split-complementary True Copper palette consists of #43538b and #438b7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#43778b). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #8b5643, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #8b5643 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the True Copper. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of True Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b5643 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. True Copper tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#43778b) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #438b56 and #8b4377.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b5643 is made of 48% red, 29% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode True Copper has a hue angle of 15.83°, a saturation of 34.95% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b5643 is made of 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b5643 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,86,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 29%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.78, 28.24, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(15.83,34.95%,40.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.83,51.8%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.0769,19.8,20.232) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9884,12.5498,6.9426) |