Mustard 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 | #314cfe |
| Complementary Color | #001cce |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (52.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mustard Color. The Inca 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 Yellow Tang (#ffd300) for more energetic effect. Try Cyber Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#001cce is the best complementary color to Mustard. 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 #ceb301 complementary color is Dark 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 Buddha Gold are #ce4c00 and #82ce00. Thus found on the left and right of #ceb301 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Orange and Pistachio colors as they work well with Mustard.
The split-complementary Mustard palette consists of #4c00ce and #0082ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#001cce). Try Purple and Lochmara colors in combination with #ceb301, 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 #ceb301 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 Mustard. Thus Electric Violet and Robin's Egg Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mustard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Blue, Malachite, and Lipstick split by 90° on the color wheel. #ceb301 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 tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#001cce) and two others. The Robin's Egg Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monza – 120° from the complementary Dark Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00ceb3 and #ce001c.
In a RGB color space, hex #ceb301 is made of 53% red, 46% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Mustard has a hue angle of 52.1°, a saturation of 99.03% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ceb301 is made of 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 80.39% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #ceb301 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,179,1) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 46%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.58, 80.39, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(52.1,99.03%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(52.1,99.51%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.1311,-4.6238,75.1362) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5792,45.3642,6.5934) |