New Cork 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 | #476494 |
| Complementary Color | #6a88b8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.4° 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 New Cork Color. The Medieval Gold 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 Corkboard (#9d805d) for more calm effect. Try Howling Coyote as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6a88b8 is the best complementary color to New Cork. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b89b6b complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Teak are #b8746a and #aeb86a. Thus found on the left and right of #b89b6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with New Cork.
The split-complementary New Cork palette consists of #746ab8 and #6aaeb8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a88b8). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b89b6b, 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 #b89b6b 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 New Cork. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of New Cork contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b89b6b 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. New Cork tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6a88b8) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ab89b and #b86a87.
In a RGB color space, hex #b89b6b is made of 41% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode New Cork has a hue angle of 37.4°, a saturation of 35.16% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b89b6b is made of 0% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b89b6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,155,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 35%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.38, 30.2, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(37.4,35.16%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.4,41.85%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.5102,4.0938,29.1521) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1424,34.6946,18.8071) |