Copper-Metal Red Color

#ad6342

Copper-Metal Red 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 #529cbd
Complementary Color #418cad
Color Shade: warm red (18.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.86% (better contrasting with white)
Copper-Metal Red Color Sample
Copper-Metal Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ad6342

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Copper-Metal Red Color. The Sierra Redwood 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 saturated alternative called Gold Metal (#b17743) for more energetic effect. Try Cray as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#418cad is the best complementary color to Copper-Metal Red. 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 #ad6342 complementary color is Steel Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brown Rust are #ad4156 and #ad9841. Thus found on the left and right of #ad6342 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Pink and Husk colors as they work well with Copper-Metal Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Copper-Metal Red palette consists of #4156ad and #41ad98 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#418cad). Try San Marino and Keppel colors in combination with #ad6342, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ad6342 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-Metal Red. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Copper-Metal Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad6342 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Copper-Metal Red tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#418cad) 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 #41ad63 and #ad418c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ad6342 is made of 51% red, 29% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Copper-Metal Red has a hue angle of 18.5°, a saturation of 44.77% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad6342 is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 41.96% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #ad6342
RGB Decimal rgb(173,99,66)
RGB Percentage 51%, 29%, 20%
CMYK 0, 29.02, 41.96, 32.16
HSL hsl(18.5,44.77%,46.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.5,61.85%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.7393,26.7614,31.461)
XYZ xyz(22.6788,18.2013,7.4721)
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