Copper vs Ginger

Copper leans orange; Ginger leans brown. The measured difference between their classic values is ΔE 6, noticeably different side by side.

Copper

RGB: 184, 115, 51
HSL: 29, 57%, 46%
OKLCH: 61.8% 0.117 60.4

Temperature: warm

Closest encyclopedia entry: Copper

Ginger

RGB: 176, 101, 0
HSL: 34, 100%, 35%
OKLCH: 57.9% 0.133 62.5

Temperature: warm

Closest encyclopedia entry: Ginger

Measured difference: ΔE 6 · noticeably different side by side. ΔE is a measure of perceived color difference; below 2.3 most people can't tell colors apart.

Guide

How to tell Copper and Ginger apart

1 Copper is measurably lighter (4 points of OKLCH lightness). Squint: the one that survives is Ginger.
2 Ginger carries more chroma, so it reads more saturated. Copper looks grayer in direct comparison.
3 Check them against a true neutral gray: subtle undertones surface immediately next to something with no undertone at all.

Guide

When to use which

Copper is a surface color: it needs a dark background before it can carry text.

Ginger is a surface color: it needs a dark background before it can carry text.

Palettes

Their palettes, side by side

Copper complementary palette

Ginger complementary palette

Copper analogous palette

Ginger analogous palette

FAQ

FAQs

Are Copper and Ginger the same color?

No. Using their classic reference values, they differ by ΔE 6 (a measure of perceived color difference; below 2.3 most people can't tell colors apart). That makes them noticeably different side by side.

Which is darker, Copper or Ginger?

Ginger is darker: 4 points lower in OKLCH lightness than Copper.