Sweet Mustard Color

#d1b871

Sweet 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 #2e478e
Complementary Color #718ad0
Color Shade: orange (44.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.14% (better contrasting with white)
Sweet Mustard Color Sample
Sweet Mustard Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d1b871

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Mustard Color. The Where Buffalo Roam color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Amaretto Sour (#c09856) for more calm effect. Try Saffron Robe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#718ad0 is the best complementary color to Sweet 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 #d1b871 complementary color is Danube, 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 Laser are #d08871 and #b9d071. Thus found on the left and right of #d1b871 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Antique Brass and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Sweet Mustard.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sweet Mustard palette consists of #8871d0 and #71b9d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#718ad0). Try Moody Blue and Downy colors in combination with #d1b871, 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 #d1b871 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 Sweet Mustard. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sweet Mustard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, De York, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1b871 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. Sweet Mustard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#718ad0) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Charm – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71d0b7 and #d0718a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d1b871 is made of 41% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Mustard has a hue angle of 44.38°, a saturation of 51.06% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1b871 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 37.65% yellow and 18.04% black ink.

HEX #d1b871
RGB Decimal rgb(209,184,113)
RGB Percentage 41%, 36%, 22%
CMYK 0, 9.8, 37.65, 18.04
HSL hsl(44.38,51.06%,63.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.38,45.93%,81.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.4691,-0.5211,39.2191)
XYZ xyz(46.4156,49.0285,22.6399)
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