Moss Beach 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 | #948f9e |
| Complementary Color | #666170 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Moss Beach Color. The River Forest color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Beetle (#55584c) for more energetic effect. Try Castle Stone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#666170 is the best complementary color to Moss Beach. 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 #6b7061 complementary color is Salt Box, 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 Limed Ash are #706d61 and #637061. Thus found on the left and right of #6b7061 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flint and Willow Grove colors as they work well with Moss Beach.
The split-complementary Moss Beach palette consists of #6d6170 and #616370 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#666170). Try Salt Box and Mid Gray colors in combination with #6b7061, 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 #6b7061 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 Moss Beach. Thus Scorpion and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moss Beach contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b7061 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. Moss Beach tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#666170) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sandstone – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #616a70 and #706561.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b7061 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Moss Beach has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 7.18% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b7061 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #6b7061 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,112,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 5.88, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(80,7.18%,40.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,13.39%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.4148,-4.8753,7.6929) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0152,15.5772,13.5773) |