Antique 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 | #6199b6 |
| Complementary Color | #49819e |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Copper Color. The Florentine Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Paarl (#864b36) for more energetic effect. Try Earth Crust as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#49819e is the best complementary color to Antique 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 #9e6649 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 #9e4956 and #9e9049. Thus found on the left and right of #9e6649 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Driftwood colors as they work well with Antique Copper.
The split-complementary Antique Copper palette consists of #49569e and #499e90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49819e). Try Victoria and Ocean Green colors in combination with #9e6649, 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 #9e6649 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 Antique Copper. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e6649 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. Antique Copper tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#49819e) 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 #499e66 and #9e4981.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e6649 is made of 47% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Copper has a hue angle of 20.47°, a saturation of 36.8% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e6649 is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e6649 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,102,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 31%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.96, 33.33, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(20.47,36.8%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.47,53.8%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.5771,19.3156,25.6072) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0545,17.2529,8.5765) |