coppery

[ kop-uh-ree ]

/ ˈkɒp ə ri /

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adjective

of, resembling, or containing copper.

being reddish-brown in color; copper-colored.

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Origin of coppery

First recorded in 1785–95; copper¹ + -y¹

Her finely penciled lips are a coppery brown, playing off her salmon-colored suit and her reddish hair.
Shirley MacLaine on ‘Bernie,’ ‘Downton Abbey,’ and Her Lifetime Achievments|Lorenza Muñoz|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They looked like maps of an archipelago, their natural pink-white hue splotched with huge, coppery splats.
Spray-Tan Horror Stories|Anneli Rufus|July 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Zemeckis, a former Cinemax—or, to be precise, Skinemax—mainstay, has Rita Hayworth cheekbones and wavy, coppery hair.
A Hollywood Wife's Sexy Alter-Ego|Nicole LaPorte|April 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At half a yard below the shaft we found a lively coppery ore, with its particles of silver.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

The frightful spectacle seemed to be seen through some transparent glass tinted with a coppery red.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
He could not mistake that crown of wonderful golden hair in which slight coppery tints appeared, and the face, pale now.
The Hosts of the Air|Joseph A. Altsheler
She had large, deep eyes and a full mouth; and there was a chain of silver and golden coins twisted into her coppery hair.
Tales of Fantasy and Fact|Brander Matthews
A bright, coppery light flooded the interior of the meteor, seeming to radiate from its walls.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930|Various