Aged Cotton Color

#e0dcda

Aged Cotton 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 #1f2325
Complementary Color #dadee0
Color Shade: warm red (20° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 86.67% (better contrasting with black)
Aged Cotton Color Sample
Aged Cotton Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e0dcda

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Aged Cotton Color. The En Plein Air color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Smoked Umber (#d0c6bd) for more energetic effect. Try Road Runner as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dadee0 is the best complementary color to Aged Cotton. 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 #e0dcda complementary color is Iron, 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 Swiss Coffee are #e0dadb and #e0dfda. Thus found on the left and right of #e0dcda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bon Jour and Westar colors as they work well with Aged Cotton.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aged Cotton palette consists of #dadbe0 and #dae0df colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dadee0). Try Mischka and Iron colors in combination with #e0dcda, 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 #e0dcda 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 Aged Cotton. Thus Mischka and Tasman giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aged Cotton contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iron, Gray Nurse, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #e0dcda 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. Aged Cotton tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#dadee0) and two others. The Tasman is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bon Jour – 120° from the complementary Iron. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dae0dc and #e0dade.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e0dcda is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Aged Cotton has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 8.82% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e0dcda is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 12.16% black ink.

HEX #e0dcda
RGB Decimal rgb(224,220,218)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 2.35, 12.16
HSL hsl(20,8.82%,86.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20,2.68%,87.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.0146,1.0092,1.4513)
XYZ xyz(68.9886,72.0956,76.6094)
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