Cheesus 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 | #038 |
| Complementary Color | #7af |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cheesus Color. The Rise and Shine 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 Twinkle Little Star (#fce79a) for more calm effect. Try Opalescent Coral as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7af is the best complementary color to Cheesus. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fc7 complementary color is White, 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 White are #f87 and #ef7. Thus found on the left and right of #fc7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Cheesus.
The split-complementary Cheesus palette consists of #8777ff and #77edff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7af). Try Heliotrope and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fc7, 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 #fc7 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 Cheesus. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cheesus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #fc7 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. Cheesus tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7af) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tickle Me Pink – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7fc and #ff77a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffcc77 is made of 44% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Cheesus has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffcc77 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffcc77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,204,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 53.33, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,100%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,53.33%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.8829,8.287,48.812) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.1626,65.7776,26.662) |