Cotton Seed 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 | #3d4249 |
| Complementary Color | #b6bbc2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton Seed Color. The Utterly Beige color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Explorer Khaki (#b6ac95) for more energetic effect. Try Shadow of the Colossus as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6bbc2 is the best complementary color to Cotton Seed. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2bdb6 complementary color is Bombay, 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 Cotton Seed are #c2b7b6 and #c1c2b6. Thus found on the left and right of #c2bdb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Mist Gray colors as they work well with Cotton Seed.
The split-complementary Cotton Seed palette consists of #b7b6c2 and #b6c1c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6bbc2). Try French Gray and Submarine colors in combination with #c2bdb6, 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 #c2bdb6 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 Cotton Seed. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cotton Seed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bombay, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2bdb6 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. Cotton Seed tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b6bbc2) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Bombay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6c2bd and #c2b6bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2bdb6 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton Seed has a hue angle of 35°, a saturation of 8.96% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2bdb6 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c2bdb6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,189,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 4.71, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(35,8.96%,73.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35,6.19%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.8253,0.5068,4.1451) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8892,51.2419,51.5699) |