Classic Colorworks Belle Soie

Cottage Daisies

Oranges family

Below: Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies, a medium, vivid orange shade with hex #BE913A and RGB 190, 145, 58. Find its closest Madeira, J&P Coates, and Sullivans matches ranked by visual similarity, plus 8 similar Classic Colorworks shades and a full set of color harmony picks.

Hex
#BE913A
RGB
190, 145, 58
HSL
40°, 53%, 49%
Lab
62.9, 8.1, 51.0
Lightness
49%
Medium
Saturation
53%
Rich
Hue
40°
Family
Oranges

Brand Equivalents for Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies

Top 5 closest matches in each brand, ranked by visual color similarity. How matching works

Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies

Similar Classic Colorworks Colors to Cottage Daisies

Closest Classic Colorworks threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.

Working with Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies

On white fabric
2.9:1
On dark fabric
7.3:1
Temperature
warm
Closest to
gold

It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first.

Skin tones & portraits

For skin, hands, and faces, Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies is a plausible mid-value — pair it with a highlight and a shadow tone from the same family for believable modeling.

Hand-dyed notes

Classic Colorworks is hand-dyed, so Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies carries subtle tonal shifts skein to skein. Buy enough for a project in one dye lot, and stitch in a random or cross-country order to blend any variation.

Color Harmonies for Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies

Classic Colorworks threads that pair well with Cottage Daisies, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.

Complementary
Opposite on the color wheel — maximum contrast
Analogous
Adjacent hues — smooth, natural transitions
Triadic
Evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant and balanced
Monochromatic
Same hue, different lightness — great for shading

Oranges Family

Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies in context with nearby shades from the oranges color family.

About Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies

A medium, vivid entry in the oranges family, that's Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies with golden orange tones. The confident and warm character of this shade lends itself well to monarch butterflies and persimmon patterns. Stitchers frequently choose it for autumn leaves and sunsets in their projects.

Frequently Asked Questions

What color is Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies?

Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies is a medium orange shade (hex #BE913A, RGB 190, 145, 58) in the oranges family, commonly used for marigolds, fall wreaths, and similar motifs.

What's the closest DMC match for Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies?

The closest DMC match for Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies is DMC 833 (Golden Olive light) with a 83% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include DMC 19 (Medium Light Autumn Gold, 77%) and DMC 729 (Old Gold medium, 73%).

What's a good substitute for Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies?

The closest Classic Colorworks threads to Cottage Daisies are Queen Bee (ΔE 4.84), Granny Annie (ΔE 4.99), and Crushed Pine. (ΔE 6.7). These are useful substitutes when Cottage Daisies is unavailable or for building gradients.

What projects use Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies?

Cross-stitchers pull Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies for charts featuring marigolds, fall wreaths, citrus motifs, fox designs. The medium tone reads cleanly on its own and slots into multi-color palettes — see the color harmonies below for pairing ideas.

Does Classic Colorworks Cottage Daisies vary between dye lots?

Yes, mildly. Hand-dyed threads like Cottage Daisies are never perfectly flat, and later dye lots can read differently. Reserve one lot per project and avoid stitching in strict rows to keep the mottling even.