Copper Creek is soft, 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 | #5ca2ce |
| Complementary Color | #3076a3 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Copper Creek Color. The Chocolate Covered color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Zest (#c6723b) for more energetic effect. Try Hearth Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3076a3 is the best complementary color to Copper Creek. 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 #a35d31 complementary color is Astral, 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 Paarl are #a3303d and #a39530. Thus found on the left and right of #a35d31 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stiletto and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Copper Creek.
The split-complementary Copper Creek palette consists of #303da3 and #30a396 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3076a3). Try Governor Bay and Keppel colors in combination with #a35d31, 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 #a35d31 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 Copper Creek. Thus Daisy Bush and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Copper Creek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a35d31 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. Copper Creek tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3076a3) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #30a35d and #a33076.
In a RGB color space, hex #a35d31 is made of 53% red, 30% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Copper Creek has a hue angle of 23.16°, a saturation of 53.77% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a35d31 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 44.7% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #a35d31 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,93,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 30%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.45, 44.7, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(23.16,53.77%,41.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.16,69.94%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.7599,24.7466,36.918) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.573,15.837,4.931) |