Cool Copper is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #527ba7 |
| Complementary Color | #5780ad |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Copper Color. The Ginger Tea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brown Eyes (#9e6b4a) for more energetic effect. Try Expedition as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5780ad is the best complementary color to Cool Copper. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ad8458 complementary color is Wedgewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Limed Oak are #ad5957 and #abad57. Thus found on the left and right of #ad8458 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Cool Copper.
The split-complementary Cool Copper palette consists of #5957ad and #57abad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5780ad). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #ad8458, 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 #ad8458 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cool Copper. Thus Deluge and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad8458 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cool Copper tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5780ad) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57ad84 and #ad5780.
In a RGB color space, hex #ad8458 is made of 44% red, 34% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Copper has a hue angle of 31.06°, a saturation of 34.14% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad8458 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ad8458 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,132,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 34%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 33.33, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(31.06,34.14%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.06,49.13%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.1237,10.1818,29.7417) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2463,26.0913,12.8326) |