Sugar Honey Cashew is calm, 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 | #259 |
| Complementary Color | #6598dd |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sugar Honey Cashew Color. The Pumpkin Patch color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Orange Drop (#e18e3f) for more energetic effect. Try Persian Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6598dd is the best complementary color to Sugar Honey Cashew. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #da6 complementary color is Havelock 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 White are #dd6e65 and #d4dd65. Thus found on the left and right of #da6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman and Chenin colors as they work well with Sugar Honey Cashew.
The split-complementary Sugar Honey Cashew palette consists of #6e65dd and #65d4dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6598dd). Try Medium Purple and Viking colors in combination with #da6, 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 #da6 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 Sugar Honey Cashew. Thus Medium Purple and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sugar Honey Cashew contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #da6 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. Sugar Honey Cashew tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6598dd) and two others. The Bermuda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65ddaa and #dd6598.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddaa66 is made of 45% red, 34% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Sugar Honey Cashew has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 63.64% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddaa66 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddaa66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,170,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 34%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 46.67, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,63.64%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,53.85%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.9451,10.8555,41.9531) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.5918,45.0809,18.8162) |