Mosstone 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 | #7a769e |
| Complementary Color | #646189 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mosstone Color. The Oakmoss color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Willow Leaf (#a1a46d) for more energetic effect. Try Loden Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#646189 is the best complementary color to Mosstone. 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 #858961 complementary color is Dolphin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Avocado are #897861 and #718961. Thus found on the left and right of #858961 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cement and Highland colors as they work well with Mosstone.
The split-complementary Mosstone palette consists of #796189 and #617189 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#646189). Try Rum and Lynch colors in combination with #858961, 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 #858961 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 Mosstone. Thus Strikemaster and Juniper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mosstone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dolphin, Viridian Green, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #858961 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid 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. Mosstone tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#646189) and two others. The Juniper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rose – 120° from the complementary Dolphin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #618589 and #896461.
In a RGB color space, hex #858961 is made of 36% red, 37% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Mosstone has a hue angle of 66°, a saturation of 17.09% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #858961 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #858961 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,137,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 37%, 26% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 15.69, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(66,17.09%,45.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66,29.2%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.8275,-8.4075,21.0156) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7762,23.7409,14.7967) |