Copper (color)

This article is about the color. For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation).

Copper is a reddish brown color that resembles the metal copper.

Copper
Crystallized copper metal
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B87333
sRGB B (r, g, b)	(184, 115, 51)
HSV (h, s, v)	(29°, 72%, 72%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(55, 70, 39°)
Source	99colors.net [1] /Maerz and Paul [2]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brownish orange
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The first recorded use of copper as a color name in English was in 1594. ^[3]

Variations of copper

Pale copper

Pale Copper
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DA8A67
sRGB B (r, g, b)	(218, 138, 103)
HSV (h, s, v)	(18°, 53%, 85%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(65, 68, 30°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate orange
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed pale tone of copper that is called copper in Crayola crayons. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1903.

Copper red

Copper Red
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#CB6D51
sRGB B (r, g, b)	(203, 109, 81)
HSV (h, s, v)	(14°, 60%, 80%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(56, 78, 23°)
Source	ISCC-NBS [4]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate reddish orange
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color copper red.

The first recorded use of copper red as a color name in English was in 1590. ^[5]

Copper penny

Copper Penny
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#AD6F69
sRGB B (r, g, b)	(173, 111, 105)
HSV (h, s, v)	(5°, 39%, 68%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(53, 44, 17°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Grayish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color copper penny.

A US 2003 penny featuring Lincoln

Copper penny is one of the colors in the special set of metallic Crayola crayons called Silver Swirls, the colors of which were formulated by Crayola in 1990.

Copper rose

Copper rose
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#996666
sRGB B (r, g, b)	(153, 102, 102)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 33%, 60%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(49, 34, 12°)
Source	99colors.net [6]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Grayish red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color copper rose.

The first recorded use of copper rose as a color name in English was in 1928. ^[7]

Copper in nature

Plants

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  Copper restrepia orchids

  The Copper-colored Restrepia is an orchid native to Colombia.

Snakes

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  Southern copperhead

  Copperhead snakes (such as Trigonocephalus contortrix ) are so named for the coloration found between their eyes. ^[8]

Copper in culture

Ethnography

• Indigenous peoples of the Americas are sometimes described as being copper colored or copper-skinned. ^[9]

Heraldry

• Copper (heraldry) – Copper has been used in heraldry as a metal tincture since the late 20th Century, so far mostly in Canada.

Sports

• The Zambia national football team are nicknamed the Chipolopolo, which translates to "Copper Bullets" and typically features the color in its uniforms.

See also

• List of colors

References

1. "Color Copper | Hex Code #B87333 | RGB 184, 115, 51". www.99colors.net. Archived from the original on 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
2. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called copper in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color copper is displayed on page 31 Plate 4, Color Sample I11.
3. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Copper: Page 31 Plate 4 Color Sample I11
4. "Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Ca through Cz". July 30, 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017.
5. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193
6. "Color Copper rose | Hex Code #996666 | RGB 153, 102, 102". www.99colors.net. Archived from the original on 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
7. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Copper Rose: Page 33 Plate 5 Color Sample J5
8. "copperhead (n.)", www.etymonline.com, archived from the original on 17 January 2017, retrieved 1 October 2016
9. See: Rand McNally's World Atlas International Edition Chicago:1944 Rand McNally Map: "Races of Mankind" Pages 278–279—In the explanatory section below the map, the American Indian Race is described as being "copper-colored"