#B87333Copper (#B87333) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 60°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.117. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #B87333 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 115, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 72%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38%, 72%, 28%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(54.8 21.7 45.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.618 0.117 60) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Copper shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ba6f2c — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#bc7330 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#b87333 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b87434 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 3.79:1 and against black 5.54:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffd4b1 · #e5a672 · #b87333 · #98591a · #6c3a00 · #3f1f00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#bea965 · #bc8f48 · #b87333 · #a85d3b · #934a41 · #7c3a44
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c5cb6f · #a4a87e · #b87333 · #915925 · #703e07 · #333507
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe9d8 · #eac1a0 · #b8a291 · #b87333 · #006ca1 · #5e3f25
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f4fc · #ac9e93 · #b87333 · #656c72 · #37291e · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9f3fc · #c0cdd6 · #94a2ad · #1c2d3a · #000b17 · #b87333
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d0d8b3 · #3ac7f3 · #b87333 · #9b5d67 · #2d3861 · #061412
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6f4ff · #4fb1c1 · #b87333 · #5266af · #00333b · #01000e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dafaf3 · #55b4a3 · #b87333 · #7659a4 · #351c55 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f9e6 · #75b282 · #b87333 · #0f72a8 · #461443 · #000510
#C68852 · #D39C6F · #E0B18B · #EDC6A7 · #FADBC3
#9A5D21 · #7E470E · #623300 · #442200 · #2A1100
#AE784A · #A47C5C · #99806C
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.