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 | #478ccc |
| Complementary Color | #3277b8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Copper Color. The Gingerbread Crumble color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Stirland Battlemire (#ae5a2c) for more energetic effect. Try Suede Vest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3277b8 is the best complementary color to 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 #b87333 complementary color is Astral, 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 Copper are #b83235 and #b8b532. Thus found on the left and right of #b87333 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Well Read and Earls Green colors as they work well with Copper.
The split-complementary Copper palette consists of #3235b8 and #32b8b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3277b8). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #b87333, 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 #b87333 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. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b87333 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. Copper tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3277b8) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32b873 and #b83277.
In a RGB color space, hex #b87333 is made of 53% red, 33% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Copper has a hue angle of 28.87°, a saturation of 56.6% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b87333 is made of 0% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 52.16% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b87333 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,115,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 33%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.06, 52.16, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(28.87,56.6%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.87,72.28%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.7524,21.6562,45.3952) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4954,22.6908,6.1153) |