Muslin is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #2c2e3b |
| Complementary Color | #c4c6d3 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Muslin Color. The Washed Olive color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ta Prohm (#c7c4a5) for more energetic effect. Try Ashes as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c4c6d3 is the best complementary color to Muslin. 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 #d3d1c4 complementary color is Ghost, 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 Swirl are #d3c9c4 and #cdd3c4. Thus found on the left and right of #d3d1c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swirl and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Muslin.
The split-complementary Muslin palette consists of #c9c4d3 and #c4cdd3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4c6d3). Try Gray Suit and Loblolly colors in combination with #d3d1c4, 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 #d3d1c4 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 Muslin. Thus Chatelle and Tiara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Muslin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Conch, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3d1c4 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. Muslin tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c4c6d3) and two others. The Tiara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Ghost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4d3d1 and #d3c4c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #d3d1c4 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Muslin has a hue angle of 52°, a saturation of 14.56% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3d1c4 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #d3d1c4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(211,209,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 5.89, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(52,14.56%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(52,7.11%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.6709,-1.5857,6.6787) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6282,63.4353,61.3261) |