What color is #EDCCB3?

#EDCCB3 is a light, moderate orange known as Cashew Nut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cashew Nut?

The RGB value is 237, 204, 179: 237 red, 204 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cashew Nut?

The complementary color is #B3D4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDCCB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cashew Nut color: hex code #EDCCB3

#EDCCB3 rgb(237, 204, 179)

Shades of beige

Cashew Nut has the hex code #EDCCB3. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 80% green and 70.2% blue (237, 204, 179).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 62% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 24% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

Cashew Nut (#EDCCB3) color codes

HEX	`#EDCCB3`
RGB	`rgb(237, 204, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 80%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 62%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 24%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.2, 7.85, 16.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.2, 18.5, 64.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.655, 64.447, 51.673)`
Decimal	`15584435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cashew Nut, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EDCCB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDCCB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EDCCB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edccb3; }
.text { color: #edccb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edccb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 204 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edccb3, #ede9b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EDCCB3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EDCCB3?: #EDCCB3 is a light, moderate orange known as Cashew Nut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cashew Nut?: The RGB value is 237, 204, 179: 237 red, 204 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cashew Nut?: The complementary color is #B3D4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDCCB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.