Ancient Copper 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 | #60abc1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e899f |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Copper Color. The Vintage Pottery color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Kiriume Red (#8b352d) for more energetic effect. Try Terra Cotta Urn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e899f is the best complementary color to Ancient 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 #9f543e complementary color is Steel Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sepia Skin are #9f3e58 and #9f843e. Thus found on the left and right of #9f543e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Sycamore colors as they work well with Ancient Copper.
The split-complementary Ancient Copper palette consists of #3e589f and #3e9f84 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e899f). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #9f543e, 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 #9f543e 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 Ancient Copper. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ancient Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f543e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ancient Copper tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3e899f) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e9f54 and #9f3e89.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f543e is made of 52% red, 28% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Copper has a hue angle of 13.61°, a saturation of 43.89% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f543e is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f543e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,84,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 28%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.41, 38.04, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(13.61,43.89%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.61,61.01%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.318,28.9262,26.6222) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3379,14.0594,6.3046) |