Mud Color
Mud is a yellow color with hex code #735C12. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with mud, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Mud Color Values
What Does Mud Mean?
Mud belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Being on the dark side, Mud adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Mud is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: moderate olive brown, #6C541E). It is also known as Hot Mustard.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Mud
Mud and #122873 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #732C12 and #597312, which sit beside mud on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair mud with triadic partners #12735C and #5C1273. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Olive Brown —
#645403(Delta E 5) - Acorn —
#6A5D1B(Delta E 6) - Poop Brown —
#7A5901(Delta E 7) - Shit Brown —
#7B5804(Delta E 7) - Yukon Gold —
#7B6608(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #735C12; }
.background { background-color: #735C12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735C12; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #735C1240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for mud?
Mud has the hex code #735C12. In RGB notation it is rgb(115, 92, 18), in HSL it is hsl(46, 73%, 26%), and its OKLCH value is 0.485, 0.092, 90.1.
What does the color mud mean?
Yellow-family colors like mud carry distinct psychological associations. Mud belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Being on the dark side, Mud adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with mud?
Mud has three easy routes: its complement #122873 for punch, its neighbors #732C12 and #597312 for something calmer, or triadic partners #12735C and #5C1273 when you want energy.
Is mud a standard web color?
No — Mud is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #735C12 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make mud lighter or darker?
To lighten mud, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F7ECCA (lightest tint) to #120E03 (darkest shade).
About Mud
Mud is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has alternative names including Hot Mustard. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #735C12 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.