Spiced 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 | #466a9c |
| Complementary Color | #6387b9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Spiced Mustard Color. The Agrellan Earth color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Earthy Ochre (#beae88) for more calm effect. Try Wild Nude as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6387b9 is the best complementary color to Spiced 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 #b99563 complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 #b96a63 and #b1b963. Thus found on the left and right of #b99563 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Spiced Mustard.
The split-complementary Spiced Mustard palette consists of #6a63b9 and #63b1b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6387b9). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b99563, 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 #b99563 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 Spiced Mustard. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spiced Mustard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b99563 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. Spiced Mustard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6387b9) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #63b995 and #b96386.
In a RGB color space, hex #b99563 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Spiced Mustard has a hue angle of 34.88°, a saturation of 38.05% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b99563 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #b99563 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,149,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 34%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 33.73, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(34.88,38.05%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.88,46.49%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.9254,6.9409,31.4371) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0072,32.71,16.3784) |