Mocha Accent 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 | #727e8e |
| Complementary Color | #717d8d |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mocha Accent Color. The Shot-Put 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 saturated alternative called Ceylonese (#756858) for more energetic effect. Try Grey Locks as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#717d8d is the best complementary color to Mocha Accent. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d8171 complementary color is Slate Gray, 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 Stonewall are #8d7271 and #8b8d71. Thus found on the left and right of #8d8171 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Bitter colors as they work well with Mocha Accent.
The split-complementary Mocha Accent palette consists of #72718d and #718b8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#717d8d). Try Storm Gray and Juniper colors in combination with #8d8171, 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 #8d8171 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 Mocha Accent. Thus Mobster and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mocha Accent contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d8171 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. Mocha Accent tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#717d8d) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opium – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #718d81 and #8d717c.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d8171 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Mocha Accent has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 11.02% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d8171 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d8171 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,129,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 10.98, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,11.02%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,19.86%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.6115,1.7741,10.3228) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8154,22.5555,18.8266) |