Cheater 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 | #114ea2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d9aee |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cheater Color. The Bee Pollen 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 Hollywood Starlet (#f2d082) for more energetic effect. Try Saber-Toothed Tiger as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d9aee is the best complementary color to Cheater. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #eeb15d complementary color is Cornflower 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 Porsche are #ee685d and #e2ee5d. Thus found on the left and right of #eeb15d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Confetti colors as they work well with Cheater.
The split-complementary Cheater palette consists of #685dee and #5de2ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d9aee). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #eeb15d, 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 #eeb15d 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 Cheater. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cheater contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #eeb15d 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. Cheater tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5d9aee) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5deeb1 and #ee5d9a.
In a RGB color space, hex #eeb15d is made of 47% red, 35% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Cheater has a hue angle of 34.76°, a saturation of 81.01% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeb15d is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eeb15d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,177,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 35%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.92, 56.86, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(34.76,81.01%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.76,60.92%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.3213,13.4978,50.8605) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9578,50.4117,17.2952) |