Traditional Cheese Wax Coatings

  • Gouda Yellow
    #f4d03f
  • Edam Red
    #d62828
  • Mature Cheddar Black
    #1b1b1b
  • Blue Cheese Foil Silver
    #c0c0c0
  • Sage Derby Green
    #557a46
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Created at 10/28/2026 11:22
byhex
The palette consists of Light, Semi dark, Dark colors. Accent colors Gouda Yellow #f4d03f and Edam Red #d62828. Palette has Warm, Neutral, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #1B1B1B (darkest) to #F4D03F (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels mostly muted (lower chroma) — 60% of colors are muted.

The hues stay in one region of the color wheel, spanning about 103°.

Overall temperature among swatches leans warm (2 of 5).

HEX codes (sorted): #1B1B1B, #557A46, #C0C0C0, #D62828, #F4D03F

Palette Traditional Cheese Wax Coatings combines 5 color codes:
HEX: #f4d03f, RGB: (244, 208, 63); HEX: #d62828, RGB: (214, 40, 40); HEX: #1b1b1b, RGB: (27, 27, 27)
HEX: #c0c0c0, RGB: (192, 192, 192); HEX: #557a46, RGB: (85, 122, 70)
Simplified version of palette colors
Shade of Gold, Tint of Crimson, Tint of Black, Silver, Tint of Dark Olive Green
Color scheme was created by hex

Color codes in palette

Traditional Cheese Wax Coatings color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#f4d03f#f4d03fRGB(244, 208, 63)Gouda Yellow—
#d62828#d62828RGB(214, 40, 40)Edam Red—
#1b1b1b#1b1b1bRGB(27, 27, 27)Mature Cheddar BlackEerie Black
#c0c0c0#c0c0c0RGB(192, 192, 192)Blue Cheese Foil SilverSilver
#557a46#557a46RGB(85, 122, 70)Sage Derby Green—

Color Palette Contrast

2 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#f4d03f
#c0c0c0
1.2
#d62828
#557a46
1.01

Image palette Traditional Cheese Wax Coatings png