Raw Cashew Nut is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #37414e |
| Complementary Color | #b1bbc8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Raw Cashew Nut Color. The Fortress 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 Oakwood (#bda58b) for more energetic effect. Try Sesame as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b1bbc8 is the best complementary color to Raw Cashew Nut. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8beb1 complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ash are #c8b2b1 and #c6c8b1. Thus found on the left and right of #c8beb1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Raw Cashew Nut.
The split-complementary Raw Cashew Nut palette consists of #b2b1c8 and #b1c6c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1bbc8). Try Cadet Blue and Opal colors in combination with #c8beb1, 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 #c8beb1 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 Raw Cashew Nut. Thus Chatelle and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Raw Cashew Nut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8beb1 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Raw Cashew Nut tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b1bbc8) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1c8be and #c8b1bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8beb1 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Raw Cashew Nut has a hue angle of 33.91°, a saturation of 17.29% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8beb1 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c8beb1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,190,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 9.02, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(33.91,17.29%,73.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.91,11.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.4483,1.2862,7.8094) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1687,52.2806,49.042) |