Mossy Shade is pale, 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 | #8193bb |
| Complementary Color | #43557e |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mossy Shade Color. The Howling Coyote 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 Grecian Gold (#9e7e54) for more energetic effect. Try Pyramid as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#43557e is the best complementary color to Mossy Shade. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e6c44 complementary color is East Bay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shadow are #7e4e43 and #737e43. Thus found on the left and right of #7e6c44 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Mix and Dingley colors as they work well with Mossy Shade.
The split-complementary Mossy Shade palette consists of #4e437e and #43727e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#43557e). Try East Bay and Bismark colors in combination with #7e6c44, 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 #7e6c44 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 Mossy Shade. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mossy Shade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Goblin, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e6c44 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mossy Shade tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#43557e) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #437e6c and #7e4356.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e6c44 is made of 42% red, 36% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Mossy Shade has a hue angle of 41.38°, a saturation of 29.9% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e6c44 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 22.74% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #7e6c44 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,108,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 36%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 22.74, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(41.38,29.9%,38.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.38,46.03%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.416,1.2276,24.9624) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0101,15.5781,7.6846) |