Honey Mustard is calm, 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 | #4970ad |
| Complementary Color | #5178b6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.6° 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 Honey Mustard Color. The Rich and Rare 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 Red-Tailed-Hawk (#a27547) for more calm effect. Try Weathered Wicker as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5178b6 is the best complementary color to Honey 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 #b68f52 complementary color is Steel Blue, 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 Muddy Waters are #b65d51 and #abb651. Thus found on the left and right of #b68f52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Honey Mustard.
The split-complementary Honey Mustard palette consists of #5c51b6 and #51abb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5178b6). Try Blue Violet and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #b68f52, 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 #b68f52 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 Honey Mustard. Thus Studio and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Honey Mustard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b68f52 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. Honey Mustard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5178b6) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51b68f and #b65178.
In a RGB color space, hex #b68f52 is made of 45% red, 35% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Honey Mustard has a hue angle of 36.6°, a saturation of 40.65% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b68f52 is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 39.21% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b68f52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,143,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 35%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.29, 39.21, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(36.6,40.65%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.6,54.95%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.8257,7.3689,37.7712) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6369,30.1992,12.1969) |