Copper Lake is pale, 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 | #3f6f87 |
| Complementary Color | #78a7c0 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Copper Lake Color. The Iced Tea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called French Pastry (#c4aa92) for more calm effect. Try Woven Navajo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#78a7c0 is the best complementary color to Copper Lake. 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 #c09078 complementary color is Glacier, 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 Old Rose are #c07884 and #c0b478. Thus found on the left and right of #c09078 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Copper Lake.
The split-complementary Copper Lake palette consists of #7884c0 and #78c0b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#78a7c0). Try Ship Cove and Neptune colors in combination with #c09078, 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 #c09078 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 Lake. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Copper Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, De York, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #c09078 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 Lake tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#78a7c0) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78c090 and #c078a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c09078 is made of 42% red, 32% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Copper Lake has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 36.36% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c09078 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 28.23% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #c09078 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,144,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 32%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 28.23, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(20,36.36%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,37.5%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.7614,14.9298,19.8162) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1017,32.5091,22.1941) |