Mud Yellow Color

#c18136

Mud Yellow 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 #3e7ec9
Complementary Color #3675c1
Color Shade: orange (32.37° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.43% (better contrasting with white)
Mud Yellow Color Sample
Mud Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c18136

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mud Yellow Color. The Steampunk Gold 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 Angel Food Cake (#d7a14f) for more energetic effect. Try Leisure as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3675c1 is the best complementary color to Mud Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c18136 complementary color is Boston Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #c13b36 and #bbc136. Thus found on the left and right of #c18136 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Earls Green colors as they work well with Mud Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mud Yellow palette consists of #3b36c1 and #36bbc1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3675c1). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #c18136, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c18136 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 Mud Yellow. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mud Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c18136 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mud Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3675c1) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36c181 and #c13675.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c18136 is made of 51% red, 34% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Mud Yellow has a hue angle of 32.37°, a saturation of 56.28% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c18136 is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 54.51% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #c18136
RGB Decimal rgb(193,129,54)
RGB Percentage 51%, 34%, 14%
CMYK 0, 25.1, 54.51, 24.31
HSL hsl(32.37,56.28%,48.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.37,72.02%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.2549,17.9701,49.0526)
XYZ xyz(30.5084,27.3043,7.1523)
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