Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Copper

Copper is an earth tone orange color with HEX #B87333. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 184, 115, 51, HSL 29, 57%, 46%, warm temperature, and is useful for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes.

#B87333 orange warm earth-tone
HEX #B87333
RGB rgb(184, 115, 51)
HSL hsl(29 57% 46%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 72, 28)
Luminance 0.2269
Contrast Black 5.54:1White 3.79:1

CSS Utilities

--color-copper: #B87333;
.bg-copper { background-color: #B87333; }
.text-copper { color: #B87333; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2269
Black text5.54:1AA Pass
White text3.79:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    115,
    51
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    57,
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  ],
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
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  ],
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    "#7332B8"
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    "#3278B8",
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    "#3235B8"
  ],
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    "#B87333",
    "#70461F"
  ]
}
Variants
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  "dark": "#70461F",
  "saturated": "#D27219",
  "desaturated": "#9E744C",
  "pastel": "#D4B496",
  "neon": "#FF8614"
}
Pairings
{
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  ],
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  "highContrast": [
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  ],
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    "#D8A16F",
    "#9E744C"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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      "/wcag/copper",
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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    ],
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      "home decor"
    ],
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  },
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  "temperature": "warm",
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    51
  ],
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    57,
    46
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  },
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      "#D8A16F"
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      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Copper Color

Copper sits in the orange family with warm temperature and earth tone visual character. Copper is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include warmth, comfort, and approachability, which makes it relevant for hospitality and craft. In design work, Copper is most useful for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Copper accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #B87333.Copper CSS utilitiesUse Copper in CSS variables and utility classes.#B87333 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Copper paletteOpen the generated palette based on Copper.Copper harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Copper against black and white text.

Black text5.54:1AA Pass
White text3.79:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Polished Copper#B87333
Adobe#BD6C48
Bronze#CD7F32
Desert Clay#B86D4B
Ochre#CC7722

Color Harmonies

#3278B8#3278B8
#B83235#B83235
#B8B632#B8B632
#32B873#32B873
#7332B8#7332B8
Open full Copper harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D8A16F#D8A16F
#70461F#70461F
#D27219#D27219
#9E744C#9E744C
#D4B496#D4B496
#FF8614#FF8614

Pairings

Black#000000
#3278B8#3278B8
#B83235#B83235
#B8B632#B8B632
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5