Copper is a reddish brown color that resembles the metal copper.
Copper | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #B87333 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (184, 115, 51) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (29°, 72%, 72%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (55, 70, 39°) |
Source | [1]/Maerz and Paul[1] |
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.[2]
Variations of copper
Pale copper
Pale Copper | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #DA8A67 |
sRGBB (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 | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #CB6D51 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (203, 109, 81) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (14°, 60%, 80%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (56, 78, 23°) |
Source | ISCC-NBS |
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.[3]
Copper penny
Copper Penny | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #AD6F69 |
sRGBB (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.
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 | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #996666 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (153, 102, 102) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (0°, 33%, 60%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (49, 34, 12°) |
Source | [2] |
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.[4]
Copper in nature
- Plants
- The Copper-colored Restrepia is an orchid native to Colombia.
- Snakes
- Copperhead snakes (such as Trigonocephalus contortrix) are so named for the coloration found between their eyes.[5]
Copper in culture
Ethnography
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas are sometimes described as being copper colored or copper-skinned.[6]
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
References
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