Old Moss Green Color

#867e36

Old Moss Green is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #7981c9
Complementary Color #363d86
Color Shade: warm yellow (54° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.86% (better contrasting with white)
Old Moss Green Color Sample
Old Moss Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #867e36

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Moss Green Color. The Golden Lime color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Racoon Eyes (#776a3c) for more calm effect. Try Be Yourself as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#363d86 is the best complementary color to Old Moss Green. 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 #867e36 complementary color is Chambray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pesto are #865636 and #658636. Thus found on the left and right of #867e36 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Potters Clay and Pesto colors as they work well with Old Moss Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old Moss Green palette consists of #563686 and #366586 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#363d86). Try Gigas and Calypso colors in combination with #867e36, 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 #867e36 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 Old Moss Green. Thus Vivid Violet and Paradiso giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old Moss Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chambray, Sea Green, and Camelot split by 90° on the color wheel. #867e36 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta 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. Old Moss Green tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#363d86) and two others. The Paradiso is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Solid Pink – 120° from the complementary Chambray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36867e and #86363e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #867e36 is made of 43% red, 40% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Old Moss Green has a hue angle of 54°, a saturation of 42.55% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #867e36 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 47.45% black ink.

HEX #867e36
RGB Decimal rgb(134,126,54)
RGB Percentage 43%, 40%, 17%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 31.37, 47.45
HSL hsl(54,42.55%,36.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(54,59.7%,52.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.1259,-6.7364,39.4802)
XYZ xyz(17.9582,20.2564,6.4534)
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