Cherokee is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0a327d |
| Complementary Color | #82aaf5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cherokee Color. The Lemon Blast color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dilly Dally (#f6db5d) for more energetic effect. Try Energy Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#82aaf5 is the best complementary color to Cherokee. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5cd82 complementary color is Jordy 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 Golden Sand are #f59382 and #e3f582. Thus found on the left and right of #f5cd82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Froly and Mindaro colors as they work well with Cherokee.
The split-complementary Cherokee palette consists of #9382f5 and #82e3f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#82aaf5). Try Portage and Malibu colors in combination with #f5cd82, 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 #f5cd82 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 Cherokee. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cherokee contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Mint Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5cd82 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. Cherokee tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#82aaf5) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Pink – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82f5cd and #f582a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5cd82 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Cherokee has a hue angle of 39.13°, a saturation of 85.19% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5cd82 is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5cd82 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,205,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.69, 45.1, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(39.13,85.19%,73.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.13,46.94%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.3221,4.7166,42.4564) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.5168,64.6868,30.2572) |