Cheese
Also known as: Orange You Glad, Orange, Chrome Yellow, Cloudy Carrot
Quietly friendly and enthusiastic, Cheese is a warm-toned orange that earns its keep in friendly UI accents and children's products. Cheese plays well with blue tones — the harmonies below show exactly which ones. For accessible text, use it on black or near-black backgrounds (10.71:1, passes WCAG AA) rather than white.
Cheese color codes
- HEX
- #FFA600
- RGB
- rgb(255, 166, 0)
- RGBA
- rgba(255, 166, 0, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(39, 100%, 50%)
- HSV
- hsv(39, 100%, 100%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 0%)
- LAB
- lab(75.8 27.0 79.3)
- OKLCH
- oklch(79.4% 0.171 71.2)
Color intelligence
Displays accurately on every screen and translates well to print.
Temperature
warm
Nearest standard colors
- CSS: orange#FFA500 · ΔE 0.4
- RAL 1003 — Signal yellow#F9A800 · ΔE 2.0 · approximate
RAL values are widely published approximations of the physical standard. For Pantone-adjacent workflows, match by eye against a physical fan deck — Pantone's values are proprietary and device-dependent, so we don't print lookups.
Where Cheese works
- Web & UI: Best as a button fill, badge, or accent — pair it with white text only at large sizes, and check contrast.
- Interiors: Strong for a whole room, excellent in doses: an accent wall, cabinetry, or a statement chair.
- Fashion: Wears best as the statement piece — a top, scarf, or shoes — against neutral basics.
- Branding: High-energy brand material: strong for food, fitness, and youth-facing marks — use sparingly in UI.
- Web & UI: A supporting-cast color for UI: chart fills, tags, empty-state illustrations — not text.
- Branding: A secondary brand color by nature: it supports a stronger primary and shines in illustration.
Copy as — every ecosystem
Tints, shades, and tones of Cheese
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Color harmonies
Palettes built from Cheese by rotating its hue in OKLCH space. Click any swatch to copy its hex code.
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-complementary
Tetradic
Monochromatic
Contrast & accessibility
Aa — on white
contrast 1.96:1
AA failAAA failAA large fail
Aa — on black
contrast 10.71:1
AA passAAA passAA large pass
Best text color on a Cheese background: #000000
Palettes featuring Cheese
Cheese with its complement
Soft neighbors of Cheese
Cheese triad
Similar colors
- Beer#FCAA12 · ΔE 1.7
- Mango#FFA62B · ΔE 2.5
- Carona#FBA52E · ΔE 2.6
- Cheddar#EE9A09 · ΔE 3.8
- Safflower#FDAE44 · ΔE 4.0
- Corona#FFB437 · ΔE 4.0
Looking for maximum contrast instead? The complement of Cheese is closest to Clear Sky.
Cheese FAQs
What color is Cheese?
Cheese is a medium orange with the hex code #FFA600. In HSL terms it has a hue of 39°, 100% saturation, and 50% lightness.
What is the hex code for Cheese?
The hex code for Cheese is #FFA600. In RGB it's rgb(255, 166, 0), and in CMYK it's cmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 0%).
What colors go well with Cheese?
Cheese pairs naturally with blue tones from its complementary harmony, and with cyan accents from its split-complementary palette. Its own tints and shades always work as a monochrome scheme.
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