Muesli 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 | #5574a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5a79aa |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Muesli Color. The Cigar Box 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 soft alternative called Desert Willow (#89734b) for more calm effect. Try Sassy Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a79aa is the best complementary color to Muesli. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aa8b5b complementary color is Waikawa 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 Muesli are #aa635a and #a1aa5a. Thus found on the left and right of #aa8b5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Muesli.
The split-complementary Muesli palette consists of #635aaa and #5aa1aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a79aa). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #aa8b5b, 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 #aa8b5b 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 Muesli. Thus Deluge and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Muesli contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa8b5b 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. Muesli tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5a79aa) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5aaa8b and #aa5a7a.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa8b5b is made of 43% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Muesli has a hue angle of 36.46°, a saturation of 31.73% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa8b5b is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa8b5b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,139,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 35%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.16, 30.98, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(36.46,31.73%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.46,46.47%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.6773,5.299,30.0227) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6985,27.7666,13.7972) |