Cork Wood is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #38b |
| Complementary Color | #4398cc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cork Wood Color. The Enchanting Ginger color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Caramelize (#d58a37) for more energetic effect. Try Camel Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4398cc is the best complementary color to Cork Wood. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c74 complementary color is Shakespeare, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc4355 and #ccbb43. Thus found on the left and right of #c74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Turmeric colors as they work well with Cork Wood.
The split-complementary Cork Wood palette consists of #4354cc and #43ccbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4398cc). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c74, 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 #c74 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cork Wood. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cork Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c74 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cork Wood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4398cc) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43cc77 and #cc4398.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc7744 is made of 52% red, 30% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Cork Wood has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 57.14% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc7744 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc7744 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,119,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 30%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.33, 53.33, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(22.5,57.14%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.5,66.67%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.4602,28.8393,41.7167) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5421,26.4484,8.8587) |