Gruyère Cheese is pale, 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 | #0a214c |
| Complementary Color | #b2c9f5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gruyère Cheese Color. The Marshmallow Whip 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 soft alternative called Fine Porcelain (#faf0e1) for more calm effect. Try Golden Oat Coloured as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b2c9f5 is the best complementary color to Gruyère Cheese. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5deb3 complementary color is Perano, 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 Wheat are #f5bcb2 and #eaf5b2. Thus found on the left and right of #f5deb3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Gruyère Cheese.
The split-complementary Gruyère Cheese palette consists of #bcb2f5 and #b2eaf5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2c9f5). Try Perfume and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f5deb3, 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 #f5deb3 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 Gruyère Cheese. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gruyère Cheese contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5deb3 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. Gruyère Cheese tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b2c9f5) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b2f5de and #f5b2c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5deb3 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Gruyère Cheese has a hue angle of 39.09°, a saturation of 76.74% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5deb3 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5deb3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,222,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 25.88, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(39.09,76.74%,83.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.09,26.94%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.3507,1.5144,24) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.9141,74.9097,53.3166) |