Mondo Color

#554d42

Mondo is pale, 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 #aab2bd
Complementary Color #424a55
Color Shade: orange (34.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.61% (better contrasting with white)
Mondo Color Sample
Mondo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #554d42

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mondo Color. The Kā Fēi Sè Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bronze Fig (#6e6654) for more energetic effect. Try Soya Bean as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#424a55 is the best complementary color to Mondo. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #554d42 complementary color is River Bed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Armadillo are #554342 and #535542. Thus found on the left and right of #554d42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Kelp colors as they work well with Mondo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mondo palette consists of #434255 and #425355 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#424a55). Try Gun Powder and Limed Spruce colors in combination with #554d42, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #554d42 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 Mondo. Thus Mortar and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mondo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #554d42 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mondo tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#424a55) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42554d and #55424a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #554d42 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Mondo has a hue angle of 34.74°, a saturation of 12.58% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #554d42 is made of 0% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 66.67% black ink.

HEX #554d42
RGB Decimal rgb(85,77,66)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 3.13, 7.45, 66.67
HSL hsl(34.74,12.58%,29.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.74,22.35%,33.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.2053,1.2517,7.7347)
XYZ xyz(7.3836,7.6324,6.2383)
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