Copper Rust Color

#95524c

Copper Rust is calm, 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 #6aadb3
Complementary Color #4b8e95
Color Shade: mid red (4.93° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.12% (better contrasting with white)
Copper Rust Color Sample
Copper Rust Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #95524c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Copper Rust Color. The Hawaiian Cinder color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Old Coffee (#704241) for more calm effect. Try Coral Tree as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4b8e95 is the best complementary color to Copper Rust. 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 #95524c complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Copper Rust are #954b6a and #95764b. Thus found on the left and right of #95524c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Leather colors as they work well with Copper Rust.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Copper Rust palette consists of #4b6a95 and #4b9576 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b8e95). Try Kashmir Blue and Viridian colors in combination with #95524c, 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 #95524c 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 Copper Rust. Thus Victoria and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Copper Rust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Asparagus, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #95524c 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. Copper Rust tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4b8e95) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b9551 and #954b8e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #95524c is made of 49% red, 27% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Copper Rust has a hue angle of 4.93°, a saturation of 32.44% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95524c is made of 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 41.57% black ink.

HEX #95524c
RGB Decimal rgb(149,82,76)
RGB Percentage 49%, 27%, 25%
CMYK 0, 26.27, 28.63, 41.57
HSL hsl(4.93,32.44%,44.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(4.93,48.99%,58.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.6817,27.1983,15.8485)
XYZ xyz(16.7162,12.946,8.4553)
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