Colonel Mustard is soft, 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 | #497dc7 |
| Complementary Color | #386bb6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Colonel Mustard Color. The Golden History color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ogryn Flesh Wash (#d1a14e) for more energetic effect. Try Tanooki Suit Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#386bb6 is the best complementary color to Colonel Mustard. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b68238 complementary color is Azure, 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 Copper are #b64238 and #abb638. Thus found on the left and right of #b68238 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Carmine and Earls Green colors as they work well with Colonel Mustard.
The split-complementary Colonel Mustard palette consists of #4338b6 and #38abb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#386bb6). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #b68238, 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 #b68238 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 Colonel Mustard. Thus Purple Heart and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Colonel Mustard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure, Apple, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b68238 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. Colonel Mustard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#386bb6) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Azure. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38b682 and #b6386b.
In a RGB color space, hex #b68238 is made of 49% red, 35% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Colonel Mustard has a hue angle of 35.24°, a saturation of 52.94% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b68238 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b68238 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,130,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 35%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.39, 49.41, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(35.24,52.94%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.24,69.23%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.2225,12.7199,46.6373) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9878,26.1959,7.3226) |