#EDCCB3Cashew Nut (#EDCCB3) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 59°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.05. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EDCCB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 204, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 62%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 24%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(84.2 7.8 16.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.867 0.050 59) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cashew Nut shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f4c6a6 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#f4cdaf — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#edccb3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#edcdb6 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Cashew Nut in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.51:1 and against black 13.89:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeee2 · #edccb3 · #b89c86 · #907764 · #6a5443 · #463425
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#edccb3 · #e9b29b · #d59d96 · #bf8a90 · #a7798a · #8e6982
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#edccb3 · #b4b69b · #b28b6d · #787b45 · #735237 · #404127
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#edccb3 · #79acd0 · #786b61 · #604a38 · #402d1e · #21150b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edccb3 · #b1b7bc · #877e77 · #494d51 · #261d17 · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#edccb3 · #b2a295 · #604d3e · #453122 · #231002 · #f29644
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#edccb3 · #aab9c3 · #5e85a0 · #1f5271 · #002237 · #120400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#edccb3 · #aab9c3 · #528a93 · #3c4a76 · #00242a · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#edccb3 · #a8bbb7 · #568c80 · #524370 · #241739 · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edccb3 · #adbbaf · #668a6c · #1f5271 · #2f122e · #000611
#F0D2BC · #F2D9C6 · #F5E0CF · #F8E6D9 · #FAEDE2
#C3A68F · #9B816D · #745E4D · #4F3D2E · #2E1F13
#E8CEBA · #E2CFC1 · #DDD1C8
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.