Country Cork Color

#b8a584

Country 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 #475a7b
Complementary Color #8496b8
Color Shade: orange (38.08° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.96% (better contrasting with white)
Country Cork Color Sample
Country Cork Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8a584

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Country Cork Color. The Bronze Treasure 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 Mississippi Mud (#99886f) for more calm effect. Try Crown Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8496b8 is the best complementary color to Country 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 #b8a584 complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mongoose are #b88b84 and #b1b884. Thus found on the left and right of #b8a584 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Country Cork.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Country Cork palette consists of #8b84b8 and #84b1b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8496b8). Try Lavender Purple and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b8a584, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b8a584 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 Country Cork. Thus Lavender Purple and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Country Cork contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8a584 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Country Cork tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8496b8) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84b8a5 and #b88496.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8a584 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Country Cork has a hue angle of 38.08°, a saturation of 26.8% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8a584 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 20.4% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #b8a584
RGB Decimal rgb(184,165,132)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 20.4, 27.84
HSL hsl(38.08,26.8%,61.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.08,28.26%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.5818,1.7747,19.6519)
XYZ xyz(37.3872,38.7666,27.342)
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