Soft Cheddar is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #1b43a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5b82e3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Cheddar Color. The Impetuous color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Plastic Lime (#eddc70) for more energetic effect. Try Delicate Lemon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b82e3 is the best complementary color to Soft Cheddar. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4bc5b complementary color is Havelock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Equator are #e3775b and #c7e35b. Thus found on the left and right of #e4bc5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Terracotta and Conifer colors as they work well with Soft Cheddar.
The split-complementary Soft Cheddar palette consists of #775be3 and #5bc7e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b82e3). Try Medium Purple and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e4bc5b, 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 #e4bc5b offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soft Cheddar. Thus Lavender and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Cheddar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4bc5b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Cheddar tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5b82e3) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5be3bb and #e35b82.
In a RGB color space, hex #e4bc5b is made of 45% red, 37% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Cheddar has a hue angle of 42.48°, a saturation of 71.73% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4bc5b is made of 0% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 53.72% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #e4bc5b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(228,188,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 37%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.68, 53.72, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(42.48,71.73%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.48,60.09%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.0022,3.4065,53.4665) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.8665,53.2158,17.4355) |