Natural Copper Color

#8b655a

Natural Copper is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #749aa5
Complementary Color #597f8b
Color Shade: mid red (13.47° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.9% (better contrasting with white)
Natural Copper Color Sample
Natural Copper Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b655a

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Natural Copper Color. The Root Beer color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dorado (#6e5f56) for more calm effect. Try Authentic Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#597f8b is the best complementary color to Natural Copper. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b655a complementary color is Smalt Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Beaver are #8b5967 and #8b7d59. Thus found on the left and right of #8b655a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Domino colors as they work well with Natural Copper.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Natural Copper palette consists of #59678b and #598b7d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#597f8b). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #8b655a, 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 #8b655a offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Natural Copper. Thus Kimberly and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Natural Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b655a square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Natural Copper tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#597f8b) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #598b65 and #8b5980.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b655a is made of 42% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Natural Copper has a hue angle of 13.47°, a saturation of 21.4% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b655a is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 45.49% black ink.

HEX #8b655a
RGB Decimal rgb(139,101,90)
RGB Percentage 42%, 31%, 27%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 19.22, 45.49
HSL hsl(13.47,21.4%,44.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.47,35.25%,54.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.3578,13.737,12.2471)
XYZ xyz(17.1466,15.5345,11.7676)
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