Polished Copper 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 | #499cda |
| Complementary Color | #2577b6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Polished Copper Color. The Autumn Fest color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lusty Orange (#e26d28) for more energetic effect. Try Lāl Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2577b6 is the best complementary color to Polished 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 #b66325 complementary color is Mariner, 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 Desert are #b6252f and #b6ab25. Thus found on the left and right of #b66325 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tall Poppy and Lemon Ginger colors as they work well with Polished Copper.
The split-complementary Polished Copper palette consists of #252fb6 and #25b6ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2577b6). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #b66325, 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 #b66325 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 Polished Copper. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polished Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Forest Green, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #b66325 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. Polished Copper tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2577b6) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #25b663 and #b62577.
In a RGB color space, hex #b66325 is made of 57% red, 31% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Polished Copper has a hue angle of 25.66°, a saturation of 66.21% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b66325 is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b66325 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,99,37) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 31%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.55, 56.86, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(25.66,66.21%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.66,79.67%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.6899,28.955,47.6836) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0872,19.0023,4.1485) |