Subdued embers of the earth
A warm orange with earthy depth, whose balanced saturation creates a calm yet striking presence.
This tone combines warmth and substance. Its medium brightness and precise saturation lend it stability, while its warm temperature radiates a gentle energy. It feels grounded, soft, and mineral. Associations range from oxidized metal to dried fruit and warm terracotta surfaces.
Culturally, this shade of orange evokes Mediterranean ceramics, traditional pigments, and handcrafted glazes. In fashion, it appears in leather, wild silk, and textured natural fibers. In interior design, it enhances the interplay between warm materials such as clay, walnut, and brass. It is suitable for zoning surfaces, accentuating objects, and creating harmonious transitions between reds and earth tones. In compositions, it evokes a feeling of understated warmth with a timeless material aesthetic.
- Seasonal & festive applications: autumn wreaths, harvest decorations, winter arrangements, festive tables, warm lighting displays
- Natural occurrences: Terracotta, orange peels, copper rock, autumn leaves, mineral sands
- Floristry plants: saffron flowers, autumn chrysanthemums, rudbeckia, daylilies, orange roses
- Harmonizing colors: Creamy white, sand brown, olive beige, brass tone, ochre
- Contrasting colors: Midnight blue, graphite gray, fir green, violet-red, black-brown
- Similar colors: Light terracotta, pumpkin orange, sand orange, rust orange, brick orange
You can order high quality satin ribbon in Copper 47 availabel in seven different widths directly here.
