Hot Mustard is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #8ca3ed |
| Complementary Color | #122872 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 26.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hot Mustard Color. The Brussels Sprout Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Greenish Brown (#696112) for more calm effect. Try Lizard Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#122872 is the best complementary color to Hot Mustard. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #735c12 complementary color is Deep Koamaru, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Raw Umber are #722b12 and #597212. Thus found on the left and right of #735c12 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pueblo and Olivetone colors as they work well with Hot Mustard.
The split-complementary Hot Mustard palette consists of #2b1272 and #125972 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#122872). Try Persian Indigo and Chathams Blue colors in combination with #735c12, 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 #735c12 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hot Mustard. Thus Scarlet Gum and Genoa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hot Mustard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deep Koamaru, Jewel, and Disco split by 90° on the color wheel. #735c12 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hot Mustard tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#122872) and two others. The Genoa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Claret – 120° from the complementary Deep Koamaru. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #12725b and #721228.
In a RGB color space, hex #735c12 is made of 51% red, 41% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Hot Mustard has a hue angle of 45.77°, a saturation of 72.93% and a lightness of 26.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #735c12 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #735c12 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,92,18) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 41%, 8% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 38.04, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(45.77,72.93%,26.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.77,84.35%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.1519,1.6763,42.4931) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0066,11.3428,2.1815) |