Cheesy Cheetah
#eeb033
Sunlit chartreuse-gold with brighter, wetter warmth than nearby
About Cheesy Cheetah
Cheesy Cheetah sits higher and brighter than everything around it, it's closer to pure yellow than any of the golds, which means it reads almost cheerful without tipping into neon. Where Baklava and Buried Gold settle into their own weight, this one wants to be noticed. It's got the saturation to stick, but it's also light enough that it doesn't demand a cool background to work.
You'll land it on app notifications, call-to-action buttons, and product highlight sections where you need something that cuts through without the restraint of the deeper golds. Unlike Corona, which splits the difference between warmth and punch, Cheesy Cheetah goes for brightness first. It'll feel less grounded than Baklava or Buried Gold, there's no earthiness here, just clean yellow-orange that actually pops on neutral grounds.
The trade: it can feel thin or cheap if you pair it with anything too warm or too saturated. Test it next to your darkest neutrals and your lightest backgrounds both. It needs breathing room and contrast to not flatten, but on white, light gray, or cool stone it settles immediately. It's the color you reach for when you want energy without the weight.
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On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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