Lichen Moss is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #968fa9 |
| Complementary Color | #5d5670 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (76.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lichen Moss Color. The Black Bamboo color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Castle Stone (#525746) for more calm effect. Try Green Bush as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d5670 is the best complementary color to Lichen Moss. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #697056 complementary color is Smoky, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Siam are #706a56 and #5c7056. Thus found on the left and right of #697056 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Peat and Cactus colors as they work well with Lichen Moss.
The split-complementary Lichen Moss palette consists of #695670 and #565b70 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d5670). Try Salt Box and Comet colors in combination with #697056, 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 #697056 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lichen Moss. Thus Falcon and Shuttle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lichen Moss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smoky, Cutty Sark, and Zambezi split by 90° on the color wheel. #697056 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lichen Moss tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#5d5670) and two others. The Shuttle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pine Cone – 120° from the complementary Smoky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #566970 and #705d56.
In a RGB color space, hex #697056 is made of 35% red, 37% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Lichen Moss has a hue angle of 76.15°, a saturation of 13.13% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #697056 is made of 2.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #697056 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,112,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 37%, 28% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 0, 10.19, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(76.15,13.13%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(76.15,23.21%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.993,-7.632,13.5974) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2996,15.2635,11.0493) |