Light Raw Cotton 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 | #132035 |
| Complementary Color | #cad7ec |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Raw Cotton Color. The October Bounty 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 Apricot Illusion (#e2c4a6) for more energetic effect. Try Light Corn Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cad7ec is the best complementary color to Light Raw 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 #ecdfca complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Parchment are #ecceca and #e8ecca. Thus found on the left and right of #ecdfca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oyster Pink and Aths Special colors as they work well with Light Raw Cotton.
The split-complementary Light Raw Cotton palette consists of #cecaec and #cae8ec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cad7ec). Try Prelude and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #ecdfca, 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 #ecdfca 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 Light Raw Cotton. Thus Prelude and Jagged Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Raw Cotton contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #ecdfca 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. Light Raw Cotton tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cad7ec) and two others. The Jagged Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #caecdf and #eccad7.
In a RGB color space, hex #ecdfca is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Light Raw Cotton has a hue angle of 37.06°, a saturation of 47.22% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ecdfca is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #ecdfca |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(236,223,202) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 13.33, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(37.06,47.22%,85.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.06,14.41%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.3332,1.0108,11.8761) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.6404,74.8725,66.5531) |