Vintage 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 | #62a0b9 |
| Complementary Color | #46849d |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vintage Copper Color. The Flower Pot color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Persimmon Juice (#934337) for more energetic effect. Try Red Bluff as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#46849d is the best complementary color to Vintage 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 #9d5f46 complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Cape Palliser are #9d4658 and #9d8a46. Thus found on the left and right of #9d5f46 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Driftwood colors as they work well with Vintage Copper.
The split-complementary Vintage Copper palette consists of #46589d and #469d8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#46849d). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #9d5f46, 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 #9d5f46 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Vintage Copper. Thus Victoria and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vintage Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Apple, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d5f46 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. Vintage Copper tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#46849d) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #469d5f and #9d4684.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d5f46 is made of 49% red, 30% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Vintage Copper has a hue angle of 17.24°, a saturation of 38.33% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d5f46 is made of 0% cyan, 24.32% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d5f46 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,95,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 30%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.32, 34.12, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(17.24,38.33%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.24,55.41%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.704,22.6016,24.9188) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1023,15.7947,7.8362) |