Mississippi Mud 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 | #667790 |
| Complementary Color | #6f8098 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mississippi Mud Color. The Golden Freesia color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bancroft Village (#816e54) for more energetic effect. Try Aumbry as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f8098 is the best complementary color to Mississippi 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 #99886f complementary color is Lynch, 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 Arrowtown are #98736f and #94986f. Thus found on the left and right of #99886f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Gurkha colors as they work well with Mississippi Mud.
The split-complementary Mississippi Mud palette consists of #726f98 and #6f9498 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f8098). Try Kimberly and Juniper colors in combination with #99886f, 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 #99886f 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 Mississippi Mud. Thus Trendy Pink and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mississippi Mud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Laurel, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #99886f 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. Mississippi Mud tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6f8098) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f9888 and #986f7f.
In a RGB color space, hex #99886f is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Mississippi Mud has a hue angle of 35.71°, a saturation of 17.07% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99886f is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #99886f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,136,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 16.47, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(35.71,17.07%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.71,27.45%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.5866,2.3631,15.7845) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8103,25.5283,18.6587) |