Cashmere Color
Cashmere is a orange color with hex code #E6BEA5. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with cashmere, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Cashmere Color Values
What Does Cashmere Mean?
Cashmere belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Cashmere reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Cashmere is classified as a pink (nearest centroid: brownish pink, #C2AC99).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Cashmere
Cashmere and #A3CCE6 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #E6A3AB and #E6DEA3, which sit beside cashmere on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair cashmere with triadic partners #A3E6BD and #BDA3E6. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Desert Sand —
#EDC9AF(Delta E 4) - Cameo —
#D9B99B(Delta E 5) - Mandys Pink —
#F2C3B2(Delta E 5) - Rosy Brown —
#F0C2A0(Delta E 6) - Apricot —
#FBCEB1(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #E6BEA5; }
.background { background-color: #E6BEA5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #E6BEA5; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #E6BEA540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for cashmere?
Cashmere has the hex code #E6BEA5. In RGB notation it is rgb(230, 190, 165), in HSL it is hsl(23, 57%, 77%), and its OKLCH value is 0.83, 0.057, 53.7.
What does the color cashmere mean?
Orange-family colors like cashmere carry distinct psychological associations. Cashmere belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Cashmere reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with cashmere?
Cashmere has three easy routes: its complement #A3CCE6 for punch, its neighbors #E6A3AB and #E6DEA3 for something calmer, or triadic partners #A3E6BD and #BDA3E6 when you want energy.
Is cashmere a standard web color?
No — Cashmere is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #E6BEA5 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make cashmere lighter or darker?
To lighten cashmere, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FBF3EF (lightest tint) to #341D0E (darkest shade).
About Cashmere
Cashmere is classified as a Pink in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #E6BEA5 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.