Cotton Cardigan is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #8a6947 |
| Complementary Color | #b89675 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton Cardigan Color. The Dove Tail color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deck Crew (#5e7cac) for more calm effect. Try Thermocline as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b89675 is the best complementary color to Cotton Cardigan. Warm red shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7596b8 complementary color is Mongoose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Cove are #75b7b8 and #7575b8. Thus found on the left and right of #7596b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Cotton Cardigan.
The split-complementary Cotton Cardigan palette consists of #b7b875 and #b87575 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b89675). Try Gimblet and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #7596b8, 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 #7596b8 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cotton Cardigan. Thus Olivine and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cotton Cardigan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mongoose, Bouquet, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #7596b8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cotton Cardigan tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b89675) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Mongoose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b87596 and #75b896.
In a RGB color space, hex #7596b8 is made of 26% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton Cardigan has a hue angle of 210.45°, a saturation of 32.06% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7596b8 is made of 26.28% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #7596b8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(117,150,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 26.28, 13.34, 0, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(210.45,32.06%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.45,36.41%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.8304,-2.9115,-21.3575) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8942,29.0553,49.5382) |