Old Cheddar is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #29b |
| Complementary Color | #44badc |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Cheddar Color. The Copper Coin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Spiced Up Orange (#e67a37) for more energetic effect. Try New York Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#44badc is the best complementary color to Old Cheddar. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d64 complementary color is Scooter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dc446e and #dcb244. Thus found on the left and right of #d64 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cabaret and Anzac colors as they work well with Old Cheddar.
The split-complementary Old Cheddar palette consists of #446edc and #44dcb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44badc). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #d64, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #d64 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Cheddar. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Cheddar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scooter, Atlantis, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #d64 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Cheddar tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#44badc) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Scooter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #44dc66 and #dc44bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd6644 is made of 57% red, 26% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Old Cheddar has a hue angle of 13.33°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd6644 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 60% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd6644 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,102,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 26%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.67, 60, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(13.33,69.23%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.33,69.23%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.3591,44.2615,41.0924) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6136,25.2922,8.4737) |