Mossy 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 | #7a8cb6 |
| Complementary Color | #495a85 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mossy Color. The Bee Master color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Chicory (#a78658) for more energetic effect. Try Fallow Deer as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#495a85 is the best complementary color to Mossy. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #857349 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 #855549 and #798549. Thus found on the left and right of #857349 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Mix and Dingley colors as they work well with Mossy.
The split-complementary Mossy palette consists of #544985 and #497985 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#495a85). Try Victoria and Bismark colors in combination with #857349, 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 #857349 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. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mossy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Hippie Green, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #857349 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 tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#495a85) 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 #498573 and #85495a.
In a RGB color space, hex #857349 is made of 41% red, 36% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Mossy has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 29.13% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #857349 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #857349 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,115,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 36%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 23.53, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(42,29.13%,40.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42,45.11%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.1658,0.8601,25.7887) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0062,17.7291,8.8291) |