Cheddar Corn Color

#f5d4b5

Cheddar Corn is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #0a2b4a
Complementary Color #b4d6f5
Color Shade: warm red (29.06° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.53% (better contrasting with black)
Cheddar Corn Color Sample
Cheddar Corn Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f5d4b5

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cheddar Corn Color. The Long Beach color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Overnight Oats (#fbf0db) for more energetic effect. Try Moon Valley as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b4d6f5 is the best complementary color to Cheddar Corn. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5d4b5 complementary color is Tropical Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wheat are #f5b4b5 and #f5f4b4. Thus found on the left and right of #f5d4b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Wheat colors as they work well with Cheddar Corn.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cheddar Corn palette consists of #b4b5f5 and #b4f5f4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4d6f5). Try Perano and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f5d4b5, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #f5d4b5 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cheddar Corn. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cheddar Corn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Blue, Madang, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5d4b5 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cheddar Corn tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b4d6f5) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chantilly – 120° from the complementary Tropical Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4f5d4 and #f5b4d5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f5d4b5 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cheddar Corn has a hue angle of 29.06°, a saturation of 76.19% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5d4b5 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #f5d4b5
RGB Decimal rgb(245,212,181)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 28%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 25.1, 3.92
HSL hsl(29.06,76.19%,83.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.06,26.12%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.9162,6.9382,19.592)
XYZ xyz(69.5402,69.8356,53.5305)
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