Arctic Cotton is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #191c20 |
| Complementary Color | #dfe2e5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Arctic Cotton Color. The Ashen Tan 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 Bone Trace (#d7d0c0) for more energetic effect. Try Porous Stone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dfe2e5 is the best complementary color to Arctic Cotton. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6e3df complementary color is Iron, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Westar are #e5dfdf and #e5e5df. Thus found on the left and right of #e6e3df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebb and Cararra colors as they work well with Arctic Cotton.
The split-complementary Arctic Cotton palette consists of #dfdfe5 and #dfe5e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfe2e5). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #e6e3df, 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 #e6e3df 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 Arctic Cotton. Thus Mischka and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arctic Cotton contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iron, Gray Nurse, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6e3df square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue 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. Arctic Cotton tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dfe2e5) and two others. The Nebula 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 #dfe5e2 and #e5dfe2.
In a RGB color space, hex #e6e3df is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Arctic Cotton has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 12.28% and a lightness of 88.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6e3df is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #e6e3df |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(230,227,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 2.75, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,12.28%,88.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,3.04%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.3625,0.3144,2.297) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.4215,77.0889,80.822) |