Raw Copper Color

#c46b51

Raw Copper is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #3b94ae
Complementary Color #51aac3
Color Shade: mid red (13.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.31% (better contrasting with white)
Raw Copper Color Sample
Raw Copper Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c46b51

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Raw Copper Color. The Wheatberry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Vermicelles (#bb835f) for more calm effect. Try Ceramic Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#51aac3 is the best complementary color to Raw Copper. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c46b51 complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown are #c35170 and #c3a451. Thus found on the left and right of #c46b51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Roti colors as they work well with Raw Copper.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Raw Copper palette consists of #5170c3 and #51c3a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51aac3). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c46b51, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c46b51 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Raw Copper. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Raw Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c46b51 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Raw Copper tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#51aac3) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51c36b and #c351a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c46b51 is made of 51% red, 28% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Raw Copper has a hue angle of 13.57°, a saturation of 49.36% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c46b51 is made of 0% cyan, 34.9% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #c46b51
RGB Decimal rgb(196,107,81)
RGB Percentage 51%, 28%, 21%
CMYK 0, 34.9, 45.1, 23.14
HSL hsl(13.57,49.36%,54.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(13.57,58.67%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.9126,32.903,30.1455)
XYZ xyz(29.5078,22.8452,10.6389)
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