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#EFCCB9 closest to Cashew Nut

#EFCCB9 is a very light, muted orange; the closest named color is Cashew Nut. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 80.0% green and 72.5% blue (rgb(239, 204, 185)). Its HSL value is 21° hue, 63% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. #EFCCB9 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.01:1.

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Variations of #EFCCB9

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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#EFCCB9 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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#EFCCB9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFCCB9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDD6B9
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5CFB8
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDCFB8
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDD6B9
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2D2B9
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F9C6C7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F3CABF
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DAD1CD

#EFCCB9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#EFCCB9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.01:1 Super#EFCCB9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFCCB9 in CSS

/* Cashew Nut */
.color { color: #EFCCB9; }
.background { background-color: #EFCCB9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFCCB9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 204 185);
color: hsl(21 63% 83%);
color: oklch(0.870 0.047 50.2);

#EFCCB9 FAQ

What color is #EFCCB9?

#EFCCB9 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 #EFCCB9?

#EFCCB9 is rgb(239, 204, 185) in RGB, hsl(21, 63%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFCCB9?

The complementary color of #EFCCB9 is #B9DCEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFCCB9?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFCCB9: 14.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFCCB9 a warm or cool color?

#EFCCB9 is a warm color.