I want to say it was about two weeks ago I took my dragon cross stitch outside on a sunny day to get a picture. This did not help bring out the copper fabric at all.
I think it looks horrid there. So the other day I tried lighting in a different room and got this:
Next I am going to stick it in the blasted scanner and see what happens. There is no win with this fabric and this recent photo may be the closest you'll be able to tell it's color.