Cotton
With a focus on bright and airy tones, Cotton (9581) is a standout White in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. See it applied across 1 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
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LRV
83.14
Cotton in Real Rooms
Cotton has a high LRV of 83.14 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the White family, the photos below show it applied in a living room.
1 Living Room Photo
Few colors transition as gracefully from day to evening as Cotton. In natural light, it reads clean, grounded, and modern; by candlelight or lamp, it deepens into something much more soulful. For a living room that needs to function as a bright morning coffee spot and a moody evening lounge, that tonal range is an invaluable asset.
Living room walls in Cotton create a calm, neutral backdrop.
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Coordinating Colors
Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Soft Suede encloses it.
Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 29), opening up a space where Canal Street encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes White Flour the marginally brighter of the two.
Frost Bite reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 83 vs 7, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 28), opening up a space where Dusty Heather encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 3, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
White Snow reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Lemongrass encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Cotton the marginally brighter of the two.
Cotton reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.