Cotton Fiber is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #252f42 |
| Complementary Color | #bdc7da |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton Fiber Color. The Bittersweet Stem 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 Sepia Filter (#cbb499) for more energetic effect. Try Stonish Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bdc7da is the best complementary color to Cotton Fiber. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dad0bd complementary color is Blue Haze, 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 Sisal are #dac1bd and #d5dabd. Thus found on the left and right of #dad0bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Cotton Fiber.
The split-complementary Cotton Fiber palette consists of #c1bdda and #bdd5da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdc7da). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #dad0bd, 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 #dad0bd 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 Fiber. Thus Lavender Gray and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cotton Fiber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #dad0bd 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 Fiber tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bdc7da) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bddad0 and #dabdc7.
In a RGB color space, hex #dad0bd is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton Fiber has a hue angle of 39.31°, a saturation of 28.16% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dad0bd is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #dad0bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(218,208,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 11.37, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(39.31,28.16%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.31,13.3%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.8048,0.2792,10.6616) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.6546,63.6913,57.2409) |