Copper Beech Color

#b1715a

Copper Beech 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 #4e8ea5
Complementary Color #5a99b1
Color Shade: warm red (15.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.35% (better contrasting with white)
Copper Beech Color Sample
Copper Beech Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b1715a

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Copper Beech Color. The Cherry Blink 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 Upper East Side (#8d6051) for more calm effect. Try Swiss Chocolate as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5a99b1 is the best complementary color to Copper Beech. 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 #b1715a complementary color is Hippie 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 Santa Fe are #b15a6e and #b19c5a. Thus found on the left and right of #b1715a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Teak colors as they work well with Copper Beech.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Copper Beech palette consists of #5a6eb1 and #5ab19c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a99b1). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b1715a, 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 #b1715a 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 Beech. Thus Blue Violet and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Copper Beech contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1715a 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 Beech tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5a99b1) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ab171 and #b15a9a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b1715a is made of 47% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Copper Beech has a hue angle of 15.86°, a saturation of 35.8% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1715a is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 30.59% black ink.

HEX #b1715a
RGB Decimal rgb(177,113,90)
RGB Percentage 47%, 30%, 24%
CMYK 0, 25.1, 34.12, 30.59
HSL hsl(15.86,35.8%,52.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15.86,49.15%,69.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.916,22.7213,23.2512)
XYZ xyz(25.8821,21.8956,12.535)
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