Cheddar is vibrant, 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 | #1165f6 |
| Complementary Color | #085cee |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.99° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cheddar Color. The Mustard Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Brimstone (#ffbd2b) for more energetic effect. Try Dent Corn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#085cee is the best complementary color to 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 #ee9a09 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, 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 Gamboge are #ee2708 and #cfee08. Thus found on the left and right of #ee9a09 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarlet and Bitter Lemon colors as they work well with Cheddar.
The split-complementary Cheddar palette consists of #2708ee and #08cfee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#085cee). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #ee9a09, 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 #ee9a09 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 Cheddar. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cheddar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Green, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ee9a09 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. Cheddar tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#085cee) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzmatazz – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #08ee9a and #ee085d.
In a RGB color space, hex #ee9a09 is made of 59% red, 38% green and 2% blue. In a HSL mode Cheddar has a hue angle of 37.99°, a saturation of 92.71% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ee9a09 is made of 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 89.8% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #ee9a09 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,154,9) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 38%, 2% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.94, 89.8, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(37.99,92.71%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.99,96.22%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3912,22.6323,73.8644) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8648,41.3081,5.7617) |