Antique Moss Color

#7a973b

Antique Moss is soft, 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 #8568c4
Complementary Color #573a97
Color Shade: cool yellow (78.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.18% (better contrasting with white)
Antique Moss Color Sample
Antique Moss Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7a973b

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Moss Color. The Green Tea Ice Cream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Venus Flytrap (#94b44c) for more calm effect. Try Dirty Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#573a97 is the best complementary color to Antique 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 #7a973b complementary color is Gigas, 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 Sycamore are #97853a and #4c973a. Thus found on the left and right of #7a973b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sycamore and Apple colors as they work well with Antique Moss.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Antique Moss palette consists of #863a97 and #3a4b97 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#573a97). Try Vivid Violet and Chambray colors in combination with #7a973b, 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 #7a973b 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 Antique Moss. Thus Rouge and Calypso giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Antique Moss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gigas, Ocean Green, and Solid Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a973b 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. Antique Moss tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#573a97) and two others. The Calypso is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Potters Clay – 120° from the complementary Gigas. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3a7997 and #97573a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7a973b is made of 37% red, 45% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Moss has a hue angle of 78.91°, a saturation of 43.81% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a973b is made of 11.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.08% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #7a973b
RGB Decimal rgb(122,151,59)
RGB Percentage 37%, 45%, 18%
CMYK 11.38, 0, 36.08, 40.78
HSL hsl(78.91,43.81%,41.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(78.91,60.93%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.5897,-24.6978,44.0698)
XYZ xyz(19.8821,26.5866,8.2215)
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