Burnished Copper is soft, 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 | #47c |
| Complementary Color | #36b |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnished Copper Color. The Clay Terrace color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Brassed Off (#cfa743) for more energetic effect. Try Acorn Spice as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#36b is the best complementary color to Burnished 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 #b83 complementary color is White, 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 White are #b43 and #ab3. Thus found on the left and right of #b83 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Burnished Copper.
The split-complementary Burnished Copper palette consists of #4333bb and #33a9bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#36b). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #b83, 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 #b83 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 Burnished Copper. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Burnished Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #b83 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. Burnished Copper tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#36b) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b8 and #bb3365.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb8833 is made of 50% red, 36% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Burnished Copper has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 57.14% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb8833 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb8833 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,136,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 36%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 53.33, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,57.14%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,72.73%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2593,11.3319,51.2073) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8952,28.4121,7.0404) |