Moss Brown Color

#715b2e

Moss Brown is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #8ea4d1
Complementary Color #2e4371
Color Shade: orange (40.3° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.18% (better contrasting with white)
Moss Brown Color Sample
Moss Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #715b2e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Moss Brown Color. The Chili Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Relic Bronze (#906a3a) for more energetic effect. Try Sepia Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2e4371 is the best complementary color to Moss Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #715b2e complementary color is San Juan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Old Copper are #71392e and #65712e. Thus found on the left and right of #715b2e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spice and Pesto colors as they work well with Moss Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moss Brown palette consists of #392e71 and #2e6571 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2e4371). Try Jacarta and Casal colors in combination with #715b2e, 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 #715b2e offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moss Brown. Thus Eminence and Casal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moss Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Juan, Goblin, and Finn split by 90° on the color wheel. #715b2e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta 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 Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2e4371) and two others. The Casal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tawny Port – 120° from the complementary San Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2e715b and #712e43.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #715b2e is made of 45% red, 36% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Moss Brown has a hue angle of 40.3°, a saturation of 42.14% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #715b2e is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 55.69% black ink.

HEX #715b2e
RGB Decimal rgb(113,91,46)
RGB Percentage 45%, 36%, 18%
CMYK 0, 8.62, 26.27, 55.69
HSL hsl(40.3,42.14%,31.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.3,59.29%,44.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.8989,3.0452,29.0026)
XYZ xyz(11.0443,11.1901,4.1626)
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