Cashew Nut is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #12334c |
| Complementary Color | #b2d3ed |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.57% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cashew Nut Color. The Bali Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Delicate Lace (#f3e6d4) for more calm effect. Try Ivory Tassel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b2d3ed is the best complementary color to Cashew Nut. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edccb3 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Desert Sand are #edb2b6 and #ede9b2. Thus found on the left and right of #edccb3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Double Colonial White colors as they work well with Cashew Nut.
The split-complementary Cashew Nut palette consists of #b2b6ed and #b2ede9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2d3ed). Try Biloba Flower and Cruise colors in combination with #edccb3, 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 #edccb3 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 Cashew Nut. Thus Biloba Flower and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cashew Nut contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Madang, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #edccb3 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cashew Nut tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b2d3ed) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b2edcc and #edb2d3.
In a RGB color space, hex #edccb3 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Cashew Nut has a hue angle of 25.86°, a saturation of 61.7% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edccb3 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 22.74% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edccb3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,204,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 22.74, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(25.86,61.7%,81.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.86,24.47%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.1969,7.8512,16.7446) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.6546,64.4449,51.6793) |