Lagoon Moss Color

#8b7e64

Lagoon Moss 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 #74819b
Complementary Color #63708b
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.86% (better contrasting with white)
Lagoon Moss Color Sample
Lagoon Moss Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b7e64

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lagoon Moss Color. The Sandwashed Driftwood color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dusty Mountain (#716d63) for more calm effect. Try Tirol as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#63708b is the best complementary color to Lagoon Moss. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b7e64 complementary color is Lynch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clay Creek are #8b6a63 and #848b63. Thus found on the left and right of #8b7e64 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sand Dune and Avocado colors as they work well with Lagoon Moss.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lagoon Moss palette consists of #6a638b and #63848b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#63708b). Try Rum and Juniper colors in combination with #8b7e64, 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 #8b7e64 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 Lagoon Moss. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lagoon Moss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Viridian Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b7e64 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Lagoon Moss tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#63708b) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #638b7e and #8b6370.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b7e64 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Lagoon Moss has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 16.32% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b7e64 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 45.49% black ink.

HEX #8b7e64
RGB Decimal rgb(139,126,100)
RGB Percentage 38%, 35%, 27%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 15.29, 45.49
HSL hsl(40,16.32%,46.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,28.06%,54.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.3096,0.6582,15.9808)
XYZ xyz(20.4086,21.3308,15.0982)
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