Mustard Seed is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #3960d9 |
| Complementary Color | #264cc6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mustard Seed Color. The Intense Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Buttercup (#da9429) for more energetic effect. Try Finger Banana as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#264cc6 is the best complementary color to Mustard Seed. 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 #c69f26 complementary color is Cerulean Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hokey Pokey are #c64f26 and #9cc626. Thus found on the left and right of #c69f26 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Piper and Atlantis colors as they work well with Mustard Seed.
The split-complementary Mustard Seed palette consists of #4f26c6 and #269cc6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#264cc6). Try Purple Heart and Curious Blue colors in combination with #c69f26, 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 #c69f26 offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mustard Seed. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mustard Seed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Mountain Meadow, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #c69f26 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mustard Seed tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#264cc6) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maroon Flush – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #26c69f and #c6264d.
In a RGB color space, hex #c69f26 is made of 50% red, 40% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Mustard Seed has a hue angle of 45.38°, a saturation of 67.8% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c69f26 is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 62.75% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c69f26 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,159,38) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 40%, 10% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.3, 62.75, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(45.38,67.8%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.38,80.81%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.2335,3.1213,63.1388) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0367,36.942,7.0649) |