Moss Landing Color

#6d7e40

Moss Landing is calm, 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 #9281bf
Complementary Color #513f7e
Color Shade: cool yellow (76.45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.25% (better contrasting with white)
Moss Landing Color Sample
Moss Landing Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6d7e40

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Moss Landing Color. The Golfer Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bamboo Grass Green (#82994c) for more energetic effect. Try Apple Jack as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#513f7e is the best complementary color to Moss Landing. 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 #6d7e40 complementary color is Victoria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dingley are #7e703f and #4d7e3f. Thus found on the left and right of #6d7e40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Yellow Metal and Fern Green colors as they work well with Moss Landing.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moss Landing palette consists of #703f7e and #3f4d7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#513f7e). Try Affair and East Bay colors in combination with #6d7e40, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6d7e40 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 Landing. Thus Cannon Pink and Bismark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moss Landing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Victoria, Viridian, and Lotus split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d7e40 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moss Landing tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#513f7e) and two others. The Bismark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spicy Mix – 120° from the complementary Victoria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f6c7e and #7e513f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6d7e40 is made of 36% red, 42% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Moss Landing has a hue angle of 76.45°, a saturation of 32.63% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d7e40 is made of 6.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 50.59% black ink.

HEX #6d7e40
RGB Decimal rgb(109,126,64)
RGB Percentage 36%, 42%, 21%
CMYK 6.66, 0, 24.31, 50.59
HSL hsl(76.45,32.63%,37.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(76.45,49.21%,49.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.1483,-16.777,31.5027)
XYZ xyz(14.6929,18.5431,7.6553)
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