Cork is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #bfd6e2 |
| Complementary Color | #1c3340 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 18.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cork Color. The Quincy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rusted Crimson (#60372e) for more calm effect. Try Grilled as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1c3340 is the best complementary color to Cork. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #40291d complementary color is Gable Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cork are #401c22 and #403a1c. Thus found on the left and right of #40291d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cocoa Bean and Thatch Green colors as they work well with Cork.
The split-complementary Cork palette consists of #1c2240 and #1c403a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1c3340). Try Port Gore and Te Papa Green colors in combination with #40291d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #40291d offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cork. Thus Port Gore and Everglade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cork contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gable Green, Mallard, and Revolver split by 90° on the color wheel. #40291d square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cork tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1c3340) and two others. The Everglade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Gable Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1c4029 and #401c33.
In a RGB color space, hex #40291d is made of 48% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Cork has a hue angle of 20.57°, a saturation of 37.63% and a lightness of 18.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #40291d is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 74.9% black ink.
| HEX | #40291d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,41,29) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 31%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 13.73, 74.9 |
| HSL | hsl(20.57,37.63%,18.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.57,54.69%,25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.0752,9.0626,12.2009) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.1291,2.7646,1.5311) |