Mud Puddle 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 | #626a74 |
| Complementary Color | #8a929d |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mud Puddle Color. The Platinum Granite color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Weathered Shingle (#937f68) for more energetic effect. Try Spiced Nutmeg as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8a929d is the best complementary color to Mud Puddle. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d958b complementary color is Regent Gray, 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 Zorba are #9d8b8a and #9c9d8a. Thus found on the left and right of #9d958b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Mud Puddle.
The split-complementary Mud Puddle palette consists of #8b8a9d and #8a9b9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a929d). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9d958b, 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 #9d958b 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 Mud Puddle. Thus Mountain Mist and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mud Puddle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Mantle, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d958b 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. Mud Puddle tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8a929d) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a9d95 and #9d8a92.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d958b is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Mud Puddle has a hue angle of 33.33°, a saturation of 8.41% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d958b is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d958b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,149,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 7.06, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(33.33,8.41%,58.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.33,11.46%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.1064,1.1456,6.3226) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3123,30.5271,28.7735) |