Spicy Mustard is a medium dark bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Dark Yellow, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Spicy Mustard is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Spicy Mustard is #74640D.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Spicy Mustard has 45%% Red, 39% Green, and 5% Blue.
Spicy Mustard has 51° Hue, 89% Saturation, and 45% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Spicy Mustard has 51° Hue, 81% Saturation, and 25% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Spicy Mustard has 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 89% yellow, and 55% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#74640D |
|
RGB |
(116, 100, 13) |
(45%, 39%, 5%) |
HSV |
(51°, 89, 45) |
(14%, 89%, 45%) |
HSL |
(51°, 81, 25) |
(14%, 81%, 25%) |
CMYK |
(0, 14, 89, 55) |
(0%, 14%, 89%, 55%) |
The natural luminance of Spicy Mustard is 13%, which is low.
Spicy Mustard has a higher contrast with white than black.
Spicy Mustard and black have a 3.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Spicy Mustard and white have a 5.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
13% |
insufficient (3.6) |
AA (5.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Spicy Mustard paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 30% Yellow, 11% Red, 55% Black, 5% White, as shown below.
Yellow
30%
Red
11%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
55%
White
5%
To mix Spicy Mustard paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 5% Magenta, 35% Yellow, 55% Black, 5% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
5%
Yellow
35%
Black
55%
White
5%
Colors similar to Spicy Mustard are: Brown Green, Browny Green, Greenish Brown, Greeny Brown, and Oak Brown. Brown Green is more yellow and paler than Spicy Mustard. Browny Green is more yellow than Spicy Mustard. Greenish Brown is more yellow and paler than Spicy Mustard. Greeny Brown is more yellow and brighter than Spicy Mustard. Oak Brown is more orange and paler than Spicy Mustard.