Cotton & Flax 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 | #233945 |
| Complementary Color | #bad0dc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.61% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton & Flax Color. The Stone Quarry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Baker’s Bread (#d0b393) for more energetic effect. Try Rundlet Peach as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bad0dc is the best complementary color to Cotton & Flax. 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 #dcc6ba complementary color is Ziggurat, 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 Clam Shell are #dcbabf and #dcd7ba. Thus found on the left and right of #dcc6ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Tana colors as they work well with Cotton & Flax.
The split-complementary Cotton & Flax palette consists of #babfdc and #badcd7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bad0dc). Try Pigeon Post and Edgewater colors in combination with #dcc6ba, 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 #dcc6ba 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 Cotton & Flax. Thus Lavender Gray and Surf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cotton & Flax contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Pixie Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcc6ba 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. Cotton & Flax tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#bad0dc) and two others. The Surf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Ziggurat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #badcc6 and #dcbad0.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcc6ba is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton & Flax has a hue angle of 21.18°, a saturation of 32.69% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcc6ba is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcc6ba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,198,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 13.33, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(21.18,32.69%,79.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.18,15.45%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.3734,5.7754,8.8127) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.5722,59.149,54.7842) |