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#EDCDAE closest to Cashew Nut

#EDCDAE is a very light, muted orange; the closest named color is Cashew Nut. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 80.4% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(237, 205, 174)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 64% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 27% yellow and 7% black. #EDCDAE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.94:1.

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Variations of #EDCDAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EDCDAE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EDCDAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EDCDAE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFD5AF
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8CEAC
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DECFAD
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFD5AF
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3D2AE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F8C6C4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F1CAB9
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D1CA

#EDCDAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.51:1 Very poor#EDCDAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.94:1 Super#EDCDAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EDCDAE in CSS

/* Cashew Nut */
.color { color: #EDCDAE; }
.background { background-color: #EDCDAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EDCDAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(237 205 174);
color: hsl(30 64% 81%);
color: oklch(0.868 0.055 66.1);

#EDCDAE FAQ

What color is #EDCDAE?

#EDCDAE is a very light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Cashew Nut. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EDCDAE?

#EDCDAE is rgb(237, 205, 174) in RGB, hsl(30, 64%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 27%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EDCDAE?

The complementary color of #EDCDAE is #AECEED, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EDCDAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #EDCDAE: 13.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EDCDAE a warm or cool color?

#EDCDAE is a warm color.