Mustard Sauce 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 | #124297 |
| Complementary Color | #6898ec |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mustard Sauce Color. The Kikuchiba Gold 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 Granary Gold (#e99f4c) for more calm effect. Try Sandy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6898ec is the best complementary color to Mustard Sauce. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edbd68 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 Porsche are #ec7a68 and #daec68. Thus found on the left and right of #edbd68 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Burnt Sienna and Manz colors as they work well with Mustard Sauce.
The split-complementary Mustard Sauce palette consists of #7a68ec and #68daec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6898ec). Try Cornflower Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #edbd68, 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 #edbd68 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 Sauce. Thus Lavender and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mustard Sauce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #edbd68 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 Sauce tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6898ec) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #68ecbd and #ec6897.
In a RGB color space, hex #edbd68 is made of 45% red, 36% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Mustard Sauce has a hue angle of 38.35°, a saturation of 78.7% and a lightness of 66.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edbd68 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 52.16% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #edbd68 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,189,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 36%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.82, 52.16, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(38.35,78.7%,66.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.35,56.12%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.2707,7.5702,48.9668) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.6213,55.3992,20.8583) |