Cardboard 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 | #3e6593 |
| Complementary Color | #6c93c1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cardboard Color. The Palmetto Bluff color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Appalachian Trail (#cfb989) for more energetic effect. Try Canvas Satchel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6c93c1 is the best complementary color to Cardboard. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c19a6c 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 Twine are #c16f6c and #bdc16c. Thus found on the left and right of #c19a6c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Cardboard.
The split-complementary Cardboard palette consists of #6f6cc1 and #6cbdc1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c93c1). Try Blue Marguerite and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c19a6c, 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 #c19a6c 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 Cardboard. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cardboard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Mantis, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c19a6c 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. Cardboard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6c93c1) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6cc19a and #c16c92.
In a RGB color space, hex #c19a6c is made of 42% red, 34% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Cardboard has a hue angle of 32.47°, a saturation of 40.67% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c19a6c is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 33.34% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #c19a6c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,154,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 34%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.3, 33.34, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(32.47,40.67%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.47,44.04%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.1603,8.4754,29.63) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2547,35.5314,19.1348) |