Cheddar Chunk Color

#f9c982

Cheddar Chunk 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 #06367d
Complementary Color #82b2f9
Color Shade: orange (35.8° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.31% (better contrasting with black)
Cheddar Chunk Color Sample
Cheddar Chunk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9c982

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cheddar Chunk Color. The Sweet as Honey 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 Orange Fire (#ffaf6b) for more energetic effect. Try Rajah as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#82b2f9 is the best complementary color to Cheddar Chunk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9c982 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cherokee are #f98d82 and #edf982. Thus found on the left and right of #f9c982 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geraldine and Mindaro colors as they work well with Cheddar Chunk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cheddar Chunk palette consists of #8d82f9 and #82edf9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#82b2f9). Try Portage and Malibu colors in combination with #f9c982, 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 #f9c982 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 Chunk. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cheddar Chunk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9c982 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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 Chunk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#82b2f9) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82f9c9 and #f982b2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9c982 is made of 43% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Cheddar Chunk has a hue angle of 35.8°, a saturation of 90.84% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9c982 is made of 0% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9c982
RGB Decimal rgb(249,201,130)
RGB Percentage 43%, 35%, 22%
CMYK 0, 18.83, 46.67, 2.35
HSL hsl(35.8,90.84%,74.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.8,47.79%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.7177,8.3883,41.7732)
XYZ xyz(63.9828,63.5247,30.0083)
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