Nouveau 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 | #5fa4bd |
| Complementary Color | #4186a0 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nouveau Copper Color. The Egyptian Jasper color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Burnt Almond (#b0724a) for more calm effect. Try Outrageous as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4186a0 is the best complementary color to Nouveau 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 #a05b42 complementary color is Steel Blue, 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 Sepia Skin are #a04157 and #a08a41. Thus found on the left and right of #a05b42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Sycamore colors as they work well with Nouveau Copper.
The split-complementary Nouveau Copper palette consists of #4158a0 and #41a08a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4186a0). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a05b42, 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 #a05b42 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 Nouveau Copper. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nouveau Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a05b42 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. Nouveau Copper tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4186a0) 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 #41a05b and #a04186.
In a RGB color space, hex #a05b42 is made of 50% red, 29% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Nouveau Copper has a hue angle of 15.96°, a saturation of 41.59% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a05b42 is made of 0% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 36.87% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a05b42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,91,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 29%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.06, 36.87, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(15.96,41.59%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.96,58.75%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.1087,25.7762,26.5694) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2217,15.3491,7.1038) |