Cotton Puff 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 | #000018 |
| Complementary Color | #e6e6ff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 95.29% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton Puff Color. The Cashew Cheese color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dandelion Wine (#fcf2b9) for more calm effect. Try Cream as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6e6ff is the best complementary color to Cotton Puff. 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 #ffffe7 complementary color is Titan White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chilean Heath are #fff3e6 and #f3ffe6. Thus found on the left and right of #ffffe7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Serenade and Rice Flower colors as they work well with Cotton Puff.
The split-complementary Cotton Puff palette consists of #f3e6ff and #e6f3ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6e6ff). Try Blue Chalk and Solitude colors in combination with #ffffe7, 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 #ffffe7 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 Puff. Thus Pink Lace and Tranquil giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cotton Puff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Titan White, Frosted Mint, and Pale Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffffe7 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, green cyan, 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 Puff tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#e6e6ff) and two others. The Tranquil is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pippin – 120° from the complementary Titan White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6ffff and #ffe6e6.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffffe7 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton Puff has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 95.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffffe7 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffffe7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,255,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 9.41, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(60,100%,95.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,9.41%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(99.4364,-4.0066,11.4671) |
| XYZ | xyz(91.4238,98.5495,89.8047) |