Mustang is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #a1b5b8 |
| Complementary Color | #475b5e |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mustang Color. The Eclipse color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cranberry Red (#7e5350) for more energetic effect. Try Secret Journal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#475b5e is the best complementary color to Mustang. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e4a47 complementary color is River Bed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #5e474f and #5e5547. Thus found on the left and right of #5e4a47 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Soya Bean colors as they work well with Mustang.
The split-complementary Mustang palette consists of #474f5e and #475e55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#475b5e). Try River Bed and Nandor colors in combination with #5e4a47, 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 #5e4a47 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mustang. Thus Gun Powder and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mustang contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Axolotl, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e4a47 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mustang tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#475b5e) and two others. The Gray Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #475e4a and #5e475a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e4a47 is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Mustang has a hue angle of 7.83°, a saturation of 13.94% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e4a47 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #5e4a47 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,74,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 31%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 9.02, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(7.83,13.94%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.83,24.47%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.4188,7.9415,5.0029) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2022,7.7322,7.0214) |