Stirland Mud is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #b6d4ff |
| Complementary Color | #001d49 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 14.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Stirland Mud Color. The 90% Cocoa color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nutmeg Wood Finish (#683600) for more calm effect. Try Bestial Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#001d49 is the best complementary color to Stirland Mud. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #492b00 complementary color is Prussian Blue, 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 Cola are #490600 and #424900. Thus found on the left and right of #492b00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Temptress and Verdun Green colors as they work well with Stirland Mud.
The split-complementary Stirland Mud palette consists of #060049 and #004249 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#001d49). Try Stratos and Sherpa Blue colors in combination with #492b00, 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 #492b00 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 Stirland Mud. Thus Ripe Plum and Kaitoke Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stirland Mud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Prussian Blue, Crusoe, and Blackberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #492b00 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. Stirland Mud tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#001d49) and two others. The Kaitoke Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Castro – 120° from the complementary Prussian Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00492b and #49001d.
In a RGB color space, hex #492b00 is made of 63% red, 37% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Stirland Mud has a hue angle of 35.34°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 14.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #492b00 is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 71.37% black ink.
| HEX | #492b00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,43,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 63%, 37%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.77, 28.63, 71.37 |
| HSL | hsl(35.34,100%,14.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.34,100%,28.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.6125,10.2824,29.5807) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.6115,3.1442,0.4165) |