Smoldering 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 | #5591b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4a86aa |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoldering Copper Color. The Ancient Copper 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 soft alternative called Sneaky Sesame (#896a46) for more calm effect. Try Yearling as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a86aa is the best complementary color to Smoldering 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 #aa6e4b 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 Santa Fe are #aa4a57 and #aa9d4a. Thus found on the left and right of #aa6e4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Pink and Husk colors as they work well with Smoldering Copper.
The split-complementary Smoldering Copper palette consists of #4a57aa and #4aaa9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a86aa). Try San Marino and Tradewind colors in combination with #aa6e4b, 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 #aa6e4b 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 Smoldering Copper. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoldering Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa6e4b 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. Smoldering Copper tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4a86aa) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4aaa6e and #aa4a86.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa6e4b is made of 48% red, 31% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Smoldering Copper has a hue angle of 22.11°, a saturation of 38.78% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa6e4b is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 37.26% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa6e4b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,110,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 31%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.53, 37.26, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(22.11,38.78%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.11,55.88%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.0692,20.0767,29.212) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4235,20.2059,9.3222) |