Mustard Musketeers is soft, 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 | #2a5ed6 |
| Complementary Color | #285cd5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mustard Musketeers Color. The Gordal Olive 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 Camel Toe (#ac8a2a) for more calm effect. Try Gothic Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#285cd5 is the best complementary color to Mustard Musketeers. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d5a129 complementary color is Mariner, 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 Hokey Pokey are #d54a28 and #b2d528. Thus found on the left and right of #d5a129 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Punch and Key Lime Pie colors as they work well with Mustard Musketeers.
The split-complementary Mustard Musketeers palette consists of #4b28d5 and #28b2d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#285cd5). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #d5a129, 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 #d5a129 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 Mustard Musketeers. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mustard Musketeers contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Mountain Meadow, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5a129 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. Mustard Musketeers tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#285cd5) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise Red – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #28d5a1 and #d5285c.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5a129 is made of 51% red, 39% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Mustard Musketeers has a hue angle of 41.86°, a saturation of 67.72% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5a129 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 67.45% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d5a129 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,161,41) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 39%, 10% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.39, 67.45, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(41.86,67.72%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.86,80.75%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.324,8.7386,64.6186) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5857,39.796,7.6401) |