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#EFCDAE closest to Cashew Nut

#EFCDAE 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, 80.4% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(239, 205, 174)). Its HSL value is 29° hue, 67% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 27% yellow and 6% black. #EFCDAE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.01:1.

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Variations of #EFCDAE

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E0D6AF
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8CFAC
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFCFAD
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0D6AF
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4D3AE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FBC6C4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F4CAB9
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DAD1CA

#EFCDAE contrast checker

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

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#EFCDAE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 205 174);
color: hsl(29 67% 81%);
color: oklch(0.869 0.056 64.3);

#EFCDAE FAQ

What color is #EFCDAE?

#EFCDAE 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 #EFCDAE?

#EFCDAE is rgb(239, 205, 174) in RGB, hsl(29, 67%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 27%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFCDAE?

The complementary color of #EFCDAE is #AED0EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFCDAE?

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

Is #EFCDAE a warm or cool color?

#EFCDAE is a warm color.