Cheese Puff 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 | #004690 |
| Complementary Color | #6fb4ff |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cheese Puff Color. The Beach Sand 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 Apricot Wash (#fbac82) for more calm effect. Try September Sun as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6fb4ff is the best complementary color to Cheese Puff. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffb96f complementary color is Malibu, 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 Macaroni and Cheese are #ff716f and #fdff6f. Thus found on the left and right of #ffb96f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bittersweet and Laser Lemon colors as they work well with Cheese Puff.
The split-complementary Cheese Puff palette consists of #706fff and #6ffdff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6fb4ff). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ffb96f, 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 #ffb96f 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 Cheese Puff. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cheese Puff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffb96f 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. Cheese Puff tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6fb4ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6fffb9 and #ff6fb4.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffb96f is made of 46% red, 34% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Cheese Puff has a hue angle of 30.83°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffb96f is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 56.47% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffb96f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,185,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 34%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.45, 56.47, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(30.83,100%,71.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.83,56.47%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.239,17.5418,47.1258) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4582,57.1056,22.8222) |