Moss Covered Color

#7a7e66

Moss Covered is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #858199
Complementary Color #6a667d
Color Shade: mid yellow (70° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.71% (better contrasting with white)
Moss Covered Color Sample
Moss Covered Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7a7e66

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Moss Covered Color. The Greenish Grey Bark color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fiddle Leaf (#5f674b) for more energetic effect. Try Newbury Moss as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6a667d is the best complementary color to Moss Covered. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7a7e66 complementary color is Dolphin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flax Smoke are #7d7566 and #6e7d66. Thus found on the left and right of #7a7e66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pablo and Camouflage Green colors as they work well with Moss Covered.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moss Covered palette consists of #76667d and #666e7d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a667d). Try Rum and Pale Sky colors in combination with #7a7e66, 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 #7a7e66 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moss Covered. Thus Old Lavender and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moss Covered contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dolphin, Viridian Green, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a7e66 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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 Covered tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6a667d) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sand Dune – 120° from the complementary Dolphin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66797d and #7d6a66.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7a7e66 is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Moss Covered has a hue angle of 70°, a saturation of 10.53% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a7e66 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 50.59% black ink.

HEX #7a7e66
RGB Decimal rgb(122,126,102)
RGB Percentage 35%, 36%, 29%
CMYK 1.57, 0, 9.41, 50.59
HSL hsl(70,10.53%,44.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(70,19.05%,49.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.8582,-5.9724,12.5867)
XYZ xyz(17.8852,20.0186,15.4917)
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