Pale Copper (#DA8A67)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.69:1 — vs black: 7.81:1

Color values

HEX #DA8A67
RGB rgb(218, 138, 103)
HSL hsl(18, 60%, 62%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 37, 53, 15 )
Websafe #CC9966

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #DA8A67 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Copper
#DA8A67 Base

#67B7DA

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Copper
#DA8A67 Base

#DA677E

#DAC467

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Copper
#DA8A67 Base

#67DA8A

#8A67DA

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Copper
#DA8A67 Base

#67DAC4

#677EDA

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Copper
#DA8A67 Base

#7EDA67

#67B7DA

#C467DA

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Copper
#DA8A67 Base

#874021

#C55D30

#D27146

#E2A388

#E9B9A5

#F8E9E2

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Copper, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #150A05

— #442011

— #74371C

— #A34D28

— #CE6537

Pale Copper #DA8A67 Base

— #E09E81

— #E7B29C

— #EDC7B6

— #F4DBD0

— #FAEFEA

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #DA8A67. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #DA8A67;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #DA8A67;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #DA8A67;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #DA8A67,
        #67B7DA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #DA8A67,
        #67B7DA
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pale-copper: #DA8A67;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-copper-r: 218;
$pale-copper-g: 138;
$pale-copper-b: 103;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-copper;
    color: rgba($pale-copper-r, $pale-copper-g, $pale-copper-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Copper appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #DA8A67 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #A7A763 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #969668 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #DC8686 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #9E9E9E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Copper ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Copper #DA8A67 Base

Raw Sienna #D68A59 ΔE 4.54

Dark Salmon #E9967A ΔE 4.63

Antique Brass #CD9575 ΔE 5.28

Persian Orange #D99058 ΔE 6.80

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.