Cotton Seed is a light pastel shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Pastel Orange, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Cotton Seed is a pastel color. Cotton Seed is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Cotton Seed is #C2BDB6.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Cotton Seed has 76%% Red, 74% Green, and 71% Blue.
Cotton Seed has 35° Hue, 6% Saturation, and 76% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Cotton Seed has 35° Hue, 9% Saturation, and 74% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Cotton Seed has 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow, and 24% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#C2BDB6 |
|
RGB |
(194, 189, 182) |
(76%, 74%, 71%) |
HSV |
(35°, 6, 76) |
(10%, 6%, 76%) |
HSL |
(35°, 9, 74) |
(10%, 9%, 74%) |
CMYK |
(0, 3, 6, 24) |
(0%, 3%, 6%, 24%) |
The natural luminance of Cotton Seed is 51%, which is medium high.
Cotton Seed has a higher contrast with black than white.
Cotton Seed and black have a 11.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Cotton Seed and white have a 1.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
51% |
AAA (11.2) |
insufficient (1.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Cotton Seed paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Yellow, 3% Red, 24% Black, 71% White, as shown below.
Yellow
2%
Red
3%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
24%
White
71%
To mix Cotton Seed paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Magenta, 3% Yellow, 24% Black, 71% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
1%
Yellow
3%
Black
24%
White
71%
Colors similar to Cotton Seed are: Cloud, Coral Reef, Pale Silver, Ash, and Soft Amber. Cloud is more yellow and lighter than Cotton Seed. Coral Reef is more yellow and brighter than Cotton Seed. Pale Silver is more red and lighter than Cotton Seed. Ash is more yellow and brighter and lighter than Cotton Seed. Soft Amber is brighter and lighter than Cotton Seed.