Corkboard is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #627fa2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d799d |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Corkboard Color. The Vintage Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Baked Cookie (#89674a) for more energetic effect. Try Sand Pebble as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d799d is the best complementary color to Corkboard. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d805d complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Barley Corn are #9d605d and #9a9d5d. Thus found on the left and right of #9d805d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Corkboard.
The split-complementary Corkboard palette consists of #605d9d and #5d9a9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d799d). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #9d805d, 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 #9d805d offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Corkboard. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Corkboard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fruit Salad, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d805d square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Corkboard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5d799d) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d9d80 and #9d5d7a.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d805d is made of 42% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Corkboard has a hue angle of 32.81°, a saturation of 25.6% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d805d is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d805d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,128,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 25.1, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(32.81,25.6%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.81,40.76%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.4787,6.1643,23.1957) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5996,23.3968,13.6281) |