Cornstalk 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 | #566b85 |
| Complementary Color | #798ea9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cornstalk Color. The Café Au Lait color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Inca Temple (#8c7b6c) for more calm effect. Try True Walnut as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#798ea9 is the best complementary color to Cornstalk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9947a complementary color is Bermuda 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 Donkey Brown are #a97c79 and #a6a979. Thus found on the left and right of #a9947a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Hillary colors as they work well with Cornstalk.
The split-complementary Cornstalk palette consists of #7c79a9 and #79a6a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#798ea9). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #a9947a, 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 #a9947a 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 Cornstalk. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cornstalk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Amulet, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9947a 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. Cornstalk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#798ea9) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79a994 and #a9798e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9947a is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cornstalk has a hue angle of 33.19°, a saturation of 21.46% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9947a is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a9947a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,148,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 18.43, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(33.19,21.46%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.19,27.81%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.5245,3.7145,16.6323) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4649,31.02,22.7941) |