Piston

Since 1.13 or earlier

Colour

Value
Mid (L* 58)
Hue
80°, chroma 22
Texture
Busy
Top
Side
Side

Shapes of this material

Block
No stairsUse exposed cut copper stairs (ΔE 9.3)
No slabUse exposed cut copper slab (ΔE 9.3)
No wallUse mud brick wall (ΔE 12.2)

Goes well with

One step lighter

The next band up in a gradient: same hue, no hard line.

Sulfur14 lighter
One step darker

The next band down: shade under ledges and at the base.

Mud bricks10 darkerGranite9 darkerBricks10 darker
Frame

A log or polished stone that contrasts in value, one block in front of the fill.

Mangrove log28 darkerJungle log27 darkerStripped dark oak log33 darker
Accent

A colour for about a tenth of the build, at the focal point.

Oxidized cut copper2 lighterStripped crimson hyphae22 darker

Closest colours

Crafting tableΔE 4.1LoomΔE 4.5Raw iron blockΔE 6.1Gold oreΔE 8.0GlowstoneΔE 8.4Exposed copperΔE 8.7Deepslate gold oreΔE 9.1Exposed copper grateΔE 9.1

States

12 combinations
extended true, false
facing north, east, south, west, up, down
Direction the block points to. See the type-specific meaning; for most attached blocks it points away from the supporting block.