Sweet Cashew is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #258 |
| Complementary Color | #77a9dd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Cashew Color. The Grounded color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Hematitic Sand (#dc8c59) for more energetic effect. Try Cork Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#77a9dd is the best complementary color to Sweet Cashew. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #da7 complementary color is Danube, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #d77 and #dcdd77. Thus found on the left and right of #da7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Chenin colors as they work well with Sweet Cashew.
The split-complementary Sweet Cashew palette consists of #77d and #77dcdd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#77a9dd). Try White and Aquamarine Blue colors in combination with #da7, 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 #da7 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sweet Cashew. Thus Lavender and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Cashew contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, White, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #da7 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm 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. Sweet Cashew tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#77a9dd) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7da and #d7a.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddaa77 is made of 43% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Cashew has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddaa77 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 40% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddaa77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,170,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 33%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 40, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(30,60%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,46.15%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.1895,12.4121,33.4313) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5233,45.4535,23.7214) |