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Orange brown color

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

Copper

Adendritic specimen ofnative copper
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B87333
sRGB^B (r,g,b)	(184, 115, 51)
HSV (h,s,v)	(29°, 72%, 72%)
CIELCh_uv (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)

Copper is areddish brown color that resembles themetal copper. The first recorded use ofcopper as a color name inEnglish was in 1594.^[3]

Variations of copper

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Pale copper

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Pale Copper

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DA8A67
sRGB^B (r,g,b)	(218, 138, 103)
HSV (h,s,v)	(18°, 53%, 85%)
CIELCh_uv (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 calledcopper inCrayola crayons. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1903.

Copper red

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Copper Red

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#CB6D51
sRGB^B (r,g,b)	(203, 109, 81)
HSV (h,s,v)	(14°, 60%, 80%)
CIELCh_uv (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 colorcopper red.

The first recorded use ofcopper red as a color name inEnglish was in 1590.^[5]

Copper penny

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Copper Penny

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

At right is displayed the colorcopper penny.

A US 2003 penny featuring Lincoln — A US 2003 penny featuringLincoln

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

Copper rose

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Copper rose

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#996666
sRGB^B (r,g,b)	(153, 102, 102)
HSV (h,s,v)	(0°, 33%, 60%)
CIELCh_uv (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 colorcopper rose.

The first recorded use ofcopper rose as a color name inEnglish was in 1928.^[7]

Copper in nature

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Plants

Copper restrepia orchids
TheCopper-colored Restrepia is an orchid native to Colombia.

Snakes

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

Copper in culture

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Ethnography

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Indigenous peoples of the Americas are sometimes described as beingcopper colored orcopper-skinned.^[9]

Heraldry

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

Sports

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TheZambia national football team are nicknamed theChipolopolo, which translates to "Copper Bullets" and typically features the color in its uniforms.

References

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^"Color Copper | Hex Code #B87333 | RGB 184, 115, 51".99colors.net.Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved9 January 2025.
^The color displayed in the color box above matches the color calledcopper in the 1930 book by Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the colorcopper is displayed on page 31 Plate 4, Color Sample I11.
^Maerz and Paul (1930). "Color Sample of Copper: Page 31 Plate 4 Color Sample I11".A Dictionary of Color. New York:McGraw-Hill. p. 193.
^"Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Ca through Cz". 30 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017.
^Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193
^"Color Copper rose | Hex Code #996666 | RGB 153, 102, 102".www.99colors.net.Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved9 January 2025.
^Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Copper Rose: Page 33 Plate 5 Color Sample J5
^"copperhead (n.)",www.etymonline.com,archived from the original on 17 January 2017, retrieved1 October 2016
^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, theAmerican Indian Race is described as being "copper-colored"

Shades of brown

Auburn	Almond	Beaver	Beige	Bistre	Black bean	Black olive	Bole	Bone	Bronze

Brown	Brown sugar	Buff	Burgundy	Burnt sienna	Burnt umber	Camel	Caput mortuum	Caramel	Chamoisee

Chestnut	Chocolate	Citron	Cocoa Brown	Coffee	Copper	Cordovan	Coyote	Desert sand	Drab dark brown

Dun	Earth yellow	Ecru	Fallow	Falun red	Fawn	Field drab	Fulvous	Golden brown	Goldenrod

Harvest gold	Khaki	Kobe	Kobicha	Lion	Liver	Mahogany	Maroon	Milk chocolate	Ochre

Raw umber	Red-brown	Redwood	Rufous	Russet	Rust	Sand	Sandy brown	Satin sheen gold	Seal brown

Sepia	Sienna	Sinopia	Tan	Taupe	Tawny	Titian Red	Tuscan red	Umber	Van Dyke

Walnut brown	Wenge	Wheat	Wine red

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

Color topics

Color science

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Color
philosophy

Color scheme	Color tool Monochromatic colors Black and white Grisaille Complementary colors Analogous colors Achromatic colors (Neutral) Polychromatic colors Light-on-dark Web colors Tinctures in heraldry
Color theory	Color mixing Primary color Secondary color Chromaticity Color solid Color wheel Color triangle Color analysis (fashion) Color realism (art style) On Vision and Colours (Schopenhauer) Theory of Colours (Goethe)

Color terms

Basic English terms	Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple Pink Brown White Gray Black
Cultural differences	Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate Blue–green distinction in language Color history Black-and-white dualism Blue in culture Color in Chinese culture Traditional colors of Japan Human skin color
Color dimensions	Hue Dichromatism Colorfulness Pastel colors Luminance Lightness Darkness Brightness Iridescence Fluorescence Grayscale Tint, shade and tone

Color
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Names

Lists	Alphabetical List of colors: A–F G–M N–Z Full list List of colors by shade List of color palettes List of color spaces List of Crayola crayon colors history Color chart List of RAL colors List of web colors
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