Cotton Color

#eeebe1

Cotton is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #11141e
Complementary Color #e1e4ee
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.78% (better contrasting with black)
Cotton Color Sample
Cotton Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #eeebe1

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton Color. The Alabaster White color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Roman Plaster (#ddd2bf) for more energetic effect. Try Steamed Chai as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e1e4ee is the best complementary color to Cotton. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eeebe1 complementary color is Mystic, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Satin Linen are #eee4e1 and #eaeee1. Thus found on the left and right of #eeebe1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pearl Bush and Green White colors as they work well with Cotton.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cotton palette consists of #e4e1ee and #e1eaee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1e4ee). Try Snuff and Mystic colors in combination with #eeebe1, 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 #eeebe1 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cotton. Thus Snuff and Aqua Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cotton contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mystic, Gin, and Prim split by 90° on the color wheel. #eeebe1 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid green, cool blue and warm 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. Cotton tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e1e4ee) and two others. The Aqua Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Soft Peach – 120° from the complementary Mystic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1eeeb and #eee1e4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #eeebe1 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton has a hue angle of 46.15°, a saturation of 27.66% and a lightness of 90.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeebe1 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 5.09% yellow and 6.67% black ink.

HEX #eeebe1
RGB Decimal rgb(238,235,225)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.17, 5.09, 6.67
HSL hsl(46.15,27.66%,90.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.15,5.46%,93.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.0276,-0.7132,5.1916)
XYZ xyz(78.5588,83.03,83.1201)
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