Real Cork Color

#c1a17f

Real 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 #3e5e80
Complementary Color #7f9fc1
Color Shade: orange (30.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.75% (better contrasting with white)
Real Cork Color Sample
Real Cork Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c1a17f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Real Cork Color. The Relaxed Khaki 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 soft alternative called Rye Bread (#cdbea1) for more calm effect. Try Choco Biscuit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7f9fc1 is the best complementary color to Real 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 #c1a17f complementary color is Glacier, 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 #c1807f and #c0c17f. Thus found on the left and right of #c1a17f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Real Cork.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Real Cork palette consists of #807fc1 and #7fc0c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f9fc1). Try Ship Cove and Neptune colors in combination with #c1a17f, 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 #c1a17f 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 Real Cork. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Real Cork contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1a17f 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. Real Cork tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7f9fc1) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7fc1a1 and #c17f9f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c1a17f is made of 40% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Real Cork has a hue angle of 30.91°, a saturation of 34.74% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1a17f is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 25.89% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #c1a17f
RGB Decimal rgb(193,161,127)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 12.55, 25.89, 24.31
HSL hsl(30.91,34.74%,62.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.91,34.2%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.2847,6.8721,22.1198)
XYZ xyz(38.568,38.3595,25.45)
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