40 palettes

Metallic Color Combinations

Press the button for a metal as three flat colors, light to dark, with its partner color and hex codes.

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Compass case: gold and turquoiseLight gold, gold, antique gold and turquoise. Three steps of gold, then turquoise.#F0DC98 · #E6B11E · #8F7224 · #2AC6B6

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Gold with one color 8

Bee pin: gold and charcoal Light gold, gold, antique gold and charcoal. Three steps of gold, then charcoal.
Coin jar: gold and rust Light gold, gold, antique gold and rust. Three steps of gold, then rust.
Compass case: gold and turquoise Light gold, gold, antique gold and turquoise. Three steps of gold, then turquoise.
Cornet valves: gold and orange Light gold, gold, antique gold and orange. Three steps of gold, then orange.
Crown tips: gold and magenta Light gold, gold, antique gold and magenta. Three steps of gold, then magenta.
Gilt frame: gold and maroon Light gold, gold, antique gold and maroon. Three steps of gold, then maroon.
Harp pedals: gold and aqua Light gold, gold, antique gold and aqua. Three steps of gold, then aqua.
Leaf gilding: gold and terracotta Light gold, gold, antique gold and terracotta. Three steps of gold, then terracotta.

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Silver and pewter 8

Flute keys: silver and plum Silver, steel gray, pewter and plum. Three steps of silver, then plum.
Icicle chain: silver and ice blue Silver, steel gray, pewter and ice blue. Three steps of silver, then ice blue.
Kettle shine: silver and cream Silver, steel gray, pewter and cream. Three steps of silver, then cream.
Locket chain: silver and rose Silver, steel gray, pewter and rose. Three steps of silver, then rose.
Sardine tin: silver and teal Silver, steel gray, pewter and teal. Three steps of silver, then teal.
Sleigh bells: silver and burgundy Silver, steel gray, pewter and burgundy. Three steps of silver, then burgundy.
Tea service: silver and navy Silver, steel gray, pewter and navy. Three steps of silver, then navy.
Thimble row: silver and emerald Silver, steel gray, pewter and emerald. Three steps of silver, then emerald.

Copper and bronze 8

Finial ball: copper and ivory Pale copper, copper, dark copper and ivory. Three steps of copper, then ivory.
Hinge plate: bronze and olive Pale bronze, bronze, dark bronze and olive. Three steps of bronze, then olive.
Kettle drum: copper and plum Pale copper, copper, dark copper and plum. Three steps of copper, then plum.
Penny stack: copper and forest green Pale copper, copper, dark copper and forest green. Three steps of copper, then forest green.
Plaque edge: bronze and rust Pale bronze, bronze, dark bronze and rust. Three steps of bronze, then rust.
Pot rack: copper and charcoal Pale copper, copper, dark copper and charcoal. Three steps of copper, then charcoal.
Ship bell: bronze and navy Pale bronze, bronze, dark bronze and navy. Three steps of bronze, then navy.
Statue shoulder: bronze and aqua Pale bronze, bronze, dark bronze and aqua. Three steps of bronze, then aqua.

Rose gold 8

Bracelet charm: rose gold and forest green Pale rose gold, rose gold, deep rose gold and forest green. Three steps of rose gold, then forest green.
Hair clip: rose gold and navy Pale rose gold, rose gold, deep rose gold and navy. Three steps of rose gold, then navy.
Lamp base: rose gold and pale gray Pale rose gold, rose gold, deep rose gold and pale gray. Three steps of rose gold, then pale gray.
Pen cap: rose gold and sage Pale rose gold, rose gold, deep rose gold and sage. Three steps of rose gold, then sage.
Signet ring: rose gold and ivory Pale rose gold, rose gold, deep rose gold and ivory. Three steps of rose gold, then ivory.
Sugar tongs: rose gold and plum Pale rose gold, rose gold, deep rose gold and plum. Three steps of rose gold, then plum.
Watch band: rose gold and charcoal Pale rose gold, rose gold, deep rose gold and charcoal. Three steps of rose gold, then charcoal.
Zipper pull: rose gold and burgundy Pale rose gold, rose gold, deep rose gold and burgundy. Three steps of rose gold, then burgundy.

Two metals together 8

Clock gears: bronze and silver Pale bronze, bronze, dark bronze, silver, steel gray and pewter. Two metals, three steps each.
Cutlery drawer: rose gold and silver Pale rose gold, rose gold, deep rose gold, silver, steel gray and pewter. Two metals, three steps each.
Horn section: gold and bronze Light gold, gold, antique gold, pale bronze, bronze and dark bronze. Two metals, three steps each.
Jewelry tray: rose gold and gold Pale rose gold, rose gold, deep rose gold, light gold, gold and antique gold. Two metals, three steps each.
Key ring: copper and bronze Pale copper, copper, dark copper, pale bronze, bronze and dark bronze. Two metals, three steps each.
Medal podium: gold and silver Light gold, gold, antique gold, silver, steel gray and pewter. Two metals, three steps each.
Old coins: gold and copper Light gold, gold, antique gold, pale copper, copper and dark copper. Two metals, three steps each.
Tubular bells: silver and copper Silver, steel gray, pewter, pale copper, copper and dark copper. Two metals, three steps each.

How this list was compiled: Own work, written for Draw This Next on 2026-10-02: palettes that show a metal in flat color. A flat color cannot shine, so each metal here is a ramp of three colors: a light, a mid and a dark. The test is our own, not a standard: the three colors of a ramp lie within 12 degrees of hue of one another (or are all grays, with an HSL saturation of 15 percent or less), and the lightness falls by 12 points or more at each step. Gold with one color, Silver and pewter, Copper and bronze, and Rose gold: one ramp, then one other color. Two metals together: two ramps. Read on 2026-10-02 at English Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0): a metallic color is one that appears to be that of polished metal, and its shine is beyond a plain solid color, since the brightness varies with the angle of the surface to the light, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallic_color; rose gold is a gold and copper alloy, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colored_gold. Every palette, name, color word, hex code and line is our own. A name is a picture the colors could paint. Color names are plain English words with no paint maker, pencil brand or color-matching system, and one word is one code everywhere on this list. The hex codes are for a screen; with paint or pencils, take the nearest color. Licence: own work

How it works

A flat color cannot shine, so each metal here is a ramp of three: a light, a mid and a dark of one hue. That is the test every palette passes. Most add one other color; some pair two metals.

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Why three steps

A metallic color is one that looks like polished metal, and its shine cannot be reproduced by one solid color, because the brightness changes with the angle of the surface to the light. Three steps of one hue stand in for that change: Compass case is light gold, gold and antique gold, then turquoise.

Gold, silver, copper, bronze, rose gold

A menu under the button keeps to one group. Rose gold is a gold and copper alloy, and its ramp here is a pink. Two metals together gives two ramps of three, such as Medal podium: gold and silver.

Questions and answers

Which colors are paired with gold here?

Turquoise, charcoal, rust, magenta, aqua, terracotta, maroon and orange, one to a palette, each after three steps of gold.

Is there one hex code for metallic gold?

No single code shines. A screen shows flat colors, so this page gives gold as three codes, a light, a mid and a dark, to be used side by side.

How do copper and bronze differ on this page?

By hue. The copper ramp is an orange-brown and the bronze ramp a yellow-brown, and each is tested as its own metal: three colors within 12 degrees of hue, stepping down in lightness.

What is in a two-metal palette?

Six colors: two ramps of three. Old coins is light gold, gold and antique gold, then pale copper, copper and dark copper. The metal named first in the title comes first on the strip.