Cotton Down is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #0f1527 |
| Complementary Color | #d7ddf0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton Down Color. The Sunning Deck 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 Rainforest Dew (#e6dab1) for more energetic effect. Try Cider Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d7ddf0 is the best complementary color to Cotton Down. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f0ead8 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 Aths Special are #f0ddd7 and #eaf0d7. Thus found on the left and right of #f0ead8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pot Pourri and Chrome White colors as they work well with Cotton Down.
The split-complementary Cotton Down palette consists of #ddd7f0 and #d7eaf0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7ddf0). Try Snuff and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #f0ead8, 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 #f0ead8 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 Down. Thus Snuff and Swans Down giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cotton Down contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Frostee, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0ead8 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue and warm 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 Down tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d7ddf0) and two others. The Swans Down 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 #d7f0ea and #f0d7dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #f0ead8 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton Down has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 44.44% and a lightness of 89.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0ead8 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #f0ead8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(240,234,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.36, 9.41, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(45,44.44%,89.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,10%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.7198,-0.997,9.4482) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.7527,82.3288,76.7588) |