Corn Kernel Color

#ffcba4

Corn Kernel is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #00345b
Complementary Color #a3d8ff
Color Shade: warm red (25.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.16% (better contrasting with black)
Corn Kernel Color Sample
Corn Kernel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffcba4

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Corn Kernel Color. The Sunset over the Alps color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Neutral Peach (#ffe6c3) for more calm effect. Try Fricassée as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a3d8ff is the best complementary color to Corn Kernel. 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 #ffcba4 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flesh are #ffa3aa and #fff8a3. Thus found on the left and right of #ffcba4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cornflower Lilac and Picasso colors as they work well with Corn Kernel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Corn Kernel palette consists of #a3aaff and #a3fff8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3d8ff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffcba4, 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 #ffcba4 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 Corn Kernel. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Corn Kernel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffcba4 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Corn Kernel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a3d8ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3ffca and #ffa3d8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffcba4 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Corn Kernel has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcba4 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 35.69% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffcba4
RGB Decimal rgb(255,203,164)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 20.39, 35.69, 0
HSL hsl(25.71,100%,82.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.71,35.69%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.328,13.2576,26.4659)
XYZ xyz(69.2968,66.6522,44.3348)
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