Lucky Penny 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 | #4390c8 |
| Complementary Color | #3783bc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lucky Penny Color. The Buried Treasure color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Toffee Crunch (#995e39) for more calm effect. Try Paarl as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3783bc is the best complementary color to Lucky Penny. 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 #bc6f37 complementary color is Boston Blue, 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 #bc3741 and #bcb137. Thus found on the left and right of #bc6f37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Well Read and Earls Green colors as they work well with Lucky Penny.
The split-complementary Lucky Penny palette consists of #3741bc and #37bcb1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3783bc). Try Governor Bay and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #bc6f37, 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 #bc6f37 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 Lucky Penny. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lucky Penny contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc6f37 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. Lucky Penny tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3783bc) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #37bc6f and #bc3783.
In a RGB color space, hex #bc6f37 is made of 53% red, 31% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Lucky Penny has a hue angle of 25.26°, a saturation of 54.73% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc6f37 is made of 0% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 52.16% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bc6f37 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,111,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 31%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.2, 52.16, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(25.26,54.73%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.26,70.74%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.3818,25.7723,43.1957) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1131,22.3361,6.4967) |