Cotton Club Color

#f3e4d3

Cotton Club 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 #0c1b2c
Complementary Color #d3e1f3
Color Shade: orange (31.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 89.02% (better contrasting with black)
Cotton Club Color Sample
Cotton Club Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f3e4d3

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton Club Color. The Vinaigrette 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 Sweet Marzipan (#ecd5aa) for more energetic effect. Try Desert Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d3e1f3 is the best complementary color to Cotton Club. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3e4d3 complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Janna are #f3d4d3 and #f1f3d3. Thus found on the left and right of #f3e4d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Beige colors as they work well with Cotton Club.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cotton Club palette consists of #d4d3f3 and #d3f1f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3e1f3). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #f3e4d3, 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 #f3e4d3 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 Cotton Club. Thus French Lilac and Tara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cotton Club contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tara, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3e4d3 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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 Club tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d3e1f3) and two others. The Tara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3f3e4 and #f3d3e1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f3e4d3 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton Club has a hue angle of 31.88°, a saturation of 57.14% and a lightness of 89.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3e4d3 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 12.54% yellow and 4.71% black ink.

HEX #f3e4d3
RGB Decimal rgb(243,228,211)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 5.88, 12.54, 4.71
HSL hsl(31.88,57.14%,89.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.88,13.17%,95.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.3449,2.3303,10.1169)
XYZ xyz(76.4634,79.2446,72.8937)
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