Mud-Dell is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #5f7489 |
| Complementary Color | #768ba0 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mud-Dell Color. The Cloudy Cinnamon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fallen Rock (#807669) for more calm effect. Try Clayton as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#768ba0 is the best complementary color to Mud-Dell. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a08b76 complementary color is Bermuda Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Donkey Brown are #a07676 and #a0a076. Thus found on the left and right of #a08b76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Gurkha colors as they work well with Mud-Dell.
The split-complementary Mud-Dell palette consists of #7676a0 and #76a0a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#768ba0). Try Kimberly and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a08b76, 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 #a08b76 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mud-Dell. Thus Trendy Pink and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mud-Dell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Amulet, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a08b76 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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-Dell tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#768ba0) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #76a08b and #a0768b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a08b76 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Mud-Dell has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 18.1% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a08b76 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 16.48% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a08b76 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,139,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 16.48, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(30,18.1%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,26.25%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.2021,4.5363,14.15) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9998,27.2468,20.9757) |