Mustard Oil is calm, 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 | #2a4299 |
| Complementary Color | #657dd5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mustard Oil Color. The Crescendo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ginger Jar (#c6a05e) for more calm effect. Try Camel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#657dd5 is the best complementary color to Mustard Oil. 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 #d5bd66 complementary color is Danube, 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 Tacha are #d58565 and #b5d565. Thus found on the left and right of #d5bd66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Japonica and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Mustard Oil.
The split-complementary Mustard Oil palette consists of #8565d5 and #65b5d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#657dd5). Try True V and Viking colors in combination with #d5bd66, 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 #d5bd66 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 Oil. Thus Lavender and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mustard Oil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5bd66 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 Oil tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#657dd5) 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 #65d5bd and #d5657d.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5bd66 is made of 42% red, 38% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Mustard Oil has a hue angle of 47.03°, a saturation of 56.92% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5bd66 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 43.53% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d5bd66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,189,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 38%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 43.53, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(47.03,56.92%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47.03,52.11%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.9813,-2.5084,46.6626) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0364,51.5006,19.9792) |