Light Copper is calm, 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 | #3b70b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4a7fc4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Copper Color. The October color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Glorious Gold (#cba956) for more energetic effect. Try Let It Ring as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a7fc4 is the best complementary color to Light 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 #c48f4b complementary color is Indigo, 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 Tussock are #c4524a and #bcc44a. Thus found on the left and right of #c48f4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Turmeric colors as they work well with Light Copper.
The split-complementary Light Copper palette consists of #524ac4 and #4abcc4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a7fc4). Try Indigo and Pelorous colors in combination with #c48f4b, 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 #c48f4b 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 Light Copper. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c48f4b 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. Light Copper tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4a7fc4) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ac48f and #c44a7f.
In a RGB color space, hex #c48f4b is made of 47% red, 35% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Light Copper has a hue angle of 33.72°, a saturation of 50.63% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c48f4b is made of 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 47.45% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c48f4b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,143,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 35%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.78, 47.45, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(33.72,50.63%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.72,61.73%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.2508,12.8411,43.4142) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8574,31.8887,11.0273) |