Moon Base is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #828288 |
| Complementary Color | #77777c |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Moon Base Color. The Evergreen Fog color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Jungle Cloak (#686959) for more energetic effect. Try Greenish Grey Bark as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#77777c is the best complementary color to Moon Base. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7d7d77 complementary color is Jumbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Friar Gray are #7c7977 and #797c77. Thus found on the left and right of #7d7d77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Concord and Camouflage Green colors as they work well with Moon Base.
The split-complementary Moon Base palette consists of #79777c and #77797c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#77777c). Try Jumbo and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #7d7d77, 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 #7d7d77 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moon Base. Thus Fedora and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moon Base contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jumbo, Xanadu, and Empress split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d7d77 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moon Base tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#77777c) and two others. The Sirocco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Boulder – 120° from the complementary Jumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #777c7c and #7c7777.
In a RGB color space, hex #7d7d77 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Moon Base has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 2.46% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d7d77 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 50.98% black ink.
| HEX | #7d7d77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(125,125,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 2.35, 50.98 |
| HSL | hsl(60,2.46%,47.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,4.8%,49.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.2408,-1.1695,3.2616) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1208,20.3591,20.3747) |