German Mustard is vibrant, 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 | #3285ff |
| Complementary Color | #0053cd |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to German Mustard Color. The Ochre Spice 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 soft alternative called Autumn Yellow (#e99700) for more calm effect. Try Kenyan Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0053cd is the best complementary color to German 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 #cd7a00 complementary color is Science 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 Indochine are #cd1300 and #b9cd00. Thus found on the left and right of #cd7a00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Milano Red and Rio Grande colors as they work well with German Mustard.
The split-complementary German Mustard palette consists of #1300cd and #00b9cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0053cd). Try Dark Blue and Robin's Egg Blue colors in combination with #cd7a00, 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 #cd7a00 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 German Mustard. Thus Electric Violet and Caribbean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of German Mustard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Science Blue, Green, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #cd7a00 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. German Mustard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0053cd) and two others. The Caribbean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzmatazz – 120° from the complementary Science Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00cd7a and #cd0053.
In a RGB color space, hex #cd7a00 is made of 63% red, 37% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode German Mustard has a hue angle of 35.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cd7a00 is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 80.39% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #cd7a00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,122,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 63%, 37%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.55, 80.39, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(35.71,100%,40.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.71,100%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.88,25.5703,65.5234) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1364,26.8982,3.4981) |