Burnt Copper 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 | #3a95c6 |
| Complementary Color | #3993c4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnt Copper Color. The Gallstone Yellow 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 Antique Brass (#c88a65) for more calm effect. Try Eagle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3993c4 is the best complementary color to Burnt Copper. 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 #c56a39 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 #c4394e and #c4b039. Thus found on the left and right of #c56a39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flush Mahogany and Earls Green colors as they work well with Burnt Copper.
The split-complementary Burnt Copper palette consists of #394dc4 and #39c4b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3993c4). Try Governor Bay and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c56a39, 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 #c56a39 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 Burnt Copper. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Burnt Copper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c56a39 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. Burnt Copper tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3993c4) 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 #39c46a and #c43993.
In a RGB color space, hex #c56a39 is made of 55% red, 29% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Burnt Copper has a hue angle of 21°, a saturation of 55.12% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c56a39 is made of 0% cyan, 35.68% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c56a39 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,106,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 29%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 35.68, 54.9, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(21,55.12%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21,71.07%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.5261,32.2995,42.6984) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9185,22.4738,6.6846) |