Copper (color)
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{{color swatch|#B87333|Copper (<tt>#B87333</tt>)|right}}
'''Copper''' is a [[red]]dish [[brown]] [[color]] that resembles the actual [[metal]] [[copper]].
==Copper==
{{infobox color|
title= Copper|
hex= B87333|
r=184|g=115|b= 51|
c= 0|m= 32|y= 72|k= 28|
h= 29|s= 72|v= 72
|source=[http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=46435 BF2S Color Guide]}}
At right is displayed the color '''copper'''.
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==Pale copper==
{{infobox color|
title= Pale Copper|
hex= DA8A67|
r=218|g=138|b=103|
c=15|m=53|y=62|k=51|
h= 18|s= 53|v= 85
|source=[[List of Crayola crayon colors|Crayola]]}}
At right is displayed the color '''pale copper'''. This is the color that is called ''copper'' in [[Crayola]] crayons. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1958.
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== Copper in nature ==
'''[[Animal]]s'''
* The [[Copper Butterfly|copper butterfly]] is the common name for the butterfly family ''Lycaenidae''.
* The [[Copperhead]] may refer to any of three different species of [[snake]]s:
**''[[Agkistrodon contortrix]]'', a venomous pit viper species found in parts of [[North America]].
**''[[Austrelaps]]'', a genus of venomous [[elapid]]s found in southern [[Australia]] and [[Tasmania]].
**''[[Elaphe radiata]]'', known as the ''Copperhead Rat Snake'', a non-venomous species found in southern [[Asia]].
== Shades of copper color comparison chart ==
<ul>
<li style = "background-color: #da8a67;"> Pale Copper (Crayola Copper) (Hex: #DA8A67) (RGB: 218, 138, 103)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b87333;"> Copper (Hex: #B87333) (RGB: 184, 115, 51)</li>
</ul>
== Copper in human culture ==
'''[[Architecture]]'''
* The reconstructed [[De Young Museum]] in [[San Francisco, California]], which opened in October 2005, is clad in 1,000,000 pounds of copper. <ref> [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/10/BUG90QAU0C169.DTL&hw=Copper&sn=001&sc=1000 "Copper"--Article in Sunday, June 10, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle:] </ref>
* The gigantic statue "Liberty Enlightening the World" ([[Statue of Liberty National Monument]]) in [[New York Harbor]] is entirely clad in copper, about the thickness of one US [[penny]].
'''[[Comics]]'''
* [[Copper (comic)|Copper]] is a [[comic strip]] by [[Kazu Kibuishi]] that has enjoyed both [[webcomic]] and [[printing|print]] appearances.
* [[Copperhead (Marvel Comics)]] is a [[Marvel comics]] [[supervillain]] and member of the ''[[Serpent Society]]''.
* [[Copperhead (DC Comics)]] is a [[DC Comic]]s supervillain and member of the ''[[Secret Society of Super Villains]]''.
'''[[Ethnography]]'''
* [[Amerindian]]s are often referred to as being ''copper colored'' or ''copper-skinned''. <ref> 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" </ref>
'''[[Geography]]'''
* The [[Copper River (Alaska)|Copper River]] is located in [[Alaska]].
* The [[Copper Canyon]] (Spanish: '''Barranca del Cobre''') is a canyon system in the [[Sierra Tarahumara]] in the southwestern part of the [[mexican state|state]] of [[Chihuahua]] in [[Mexico]].
'''[[Cookware and bakeware|Kitchenware]]'''
* Copper [[Cookware and bakeware|kitchenware]] is popular, mostly because it is convenient because it [[heat]]s up faster, but some like to [[Collectible|collect]] it just because they like the color.
'''[[Marriage]]'''
* The 7th [[wedding anniversary]] is called the ''Copper Anniversary'' and one is expected to give gifts made of copper to a couple celebrating that anniversary. By extension, the 7th anniversary of any important event can be called the ''copper jubilee'', although this term is seldom used.
'''[[Music]]'''
* In the song ''Maria Magenta'' on the 1973 album [[Cosmic Wheels (1973 album)|Cosmic Wheels]], [[Donovan]] calls Maria Magenta ''my copper [[Go-Go dancing|go-go girl]]'': [http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Maria-Magenta-lyrics-Donovan-Leitch/20DE94B0A13FD75948256D97000DB772]
* [[Copper (band)|Copper]] was an [[emo (music)|emo]] or [[emocore]] band based in [[Buffalo, NY]] in the mid-1990s.
* [[Copperhead (band)|Copperhead]] is a name used by a number of different music bands.
'''[[Politics]]'''
* [[Copperheads (politics)|Copperheads]] were ''Northern Peace [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]s'' who opposed the [[American Civil War]], wanting an immediate peace settlement.
'''[[Pre-History]]'''
* The [[Copper Age]] or ''Chalcolithic'' (Greek ''khalkos'' + ''lithos'' '[[copper]] stone') period (also known as the ''Eneolithic'' (''Aeneolithic'')), is a phase in the development of [[human]] [[culture]] in which the use of early [[metal]] [[tool]]s appeared alongside the use of [[Rock (geology)|stone]] tools.
'''[[Role playing games]]'''
* In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], the [[Metallic dragons (Dungeons & Dragons)#Copper dragon|copper dragon]] is one of the [[metallic dragons (Dungeons & Dragons)|metallic dragons]].
== References ==
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{{Shades of brown}}
== See also ==
* [[Rose (color)#Copper Rose|Copper Rose]]
* [[List of colors]]
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