Mud Pots is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #494a4e |
| Complementary Color | #b1b2b5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mud Pots Color. The Woodland Sage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aldabra (#aaa492) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Hazel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b1b2b5 is the best complementary color to Mud Pots. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6b5b1 complementary color is Bombay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cotton Seed are #b5b2b1 and #b4b5b1. Thus found on the left and right of #b6b5b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nobel and Gray Nickel colors as they work well with Mud Pots.
The split-complementary Mud Pots palette consists of #b2b1b5 and #b1b4b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1b2b5). Try Spun Pearl and Silver Sand colors in combination with #b6b5b1, 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 #b6b5b1 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mud Pots. Thus Chatelle and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mud Pots contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bombay, Edward, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6b5b1 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid green, cool blue 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 Pots tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b1b2b5) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nobel – 120° from the complementary Bombay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1b5b4 and #b5b1b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6b5b1 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Mud Pots has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 3.31% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6b5b1 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b6b5b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,181,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 1.96, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(48,3.31%,70.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48,2.75%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.6539,-0.3803,2.1495) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7511,46.1672,48.2002) |