#DA8A67Copper Coin (#DA8A67) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 44°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.11. 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 | #DA8A67 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 138, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 61%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 53%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 53%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65 26.9 31.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.708 0.110 44) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Copper Coin shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dd855f — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#df8a64 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#da8a67 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#da8b69 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Copper Coin in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.69:1 and against black 7.81:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
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.
#ffeee6 · #ffb596 · #da8a67 · #af6848 · #84462a · #5b260b
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.
#e7c087 · #e2a573 · #da8a67 · #c5766b · #ad656e · #92566d
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.
#cbc199 · #da8a67 · #b17053 · #786500 · #70381e · #392f04
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.
#ffe0d3 · #d7bdb3 · #da8a67 · #108db0 · #7b5646 · #543c31
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f4fa · #da8a67 · #92827b · #4a5255 · #2c1d16 · #000203
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.
#e7f4fa · #becdd3 · #90a2a9 · #152c34 · #000910 · #da8a67
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e0f6ff · #da8a67 · #4291ad · #005972 · #002532 · #1f0400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e0f6ff · #da8a67 · #379695 · #1f518b · #002727 · #00051a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dff9ec · #da8a67 · #4e9678 · #4b468a · #1e164a · #000502
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f7e1 · #da8a67 · #70925b · #005972 · #300d3f · #000409
#E29B7C · #EBAC91 · #F2BCA5 · #FACDBA · #FFDFD1
#B66F4F · #945539 · #723C23 · #53240E · #350E00
#CF9074 · #C39581 · #B79A8D
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.