Turtle Moss is soft, 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 | #6c68e8 |
| Complementary Color | #1a1797 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (61.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Turtle Moss Color. The Thicket Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Olive (#808010) for more energetic effect. Try Earls Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1a1797 is the best complementary color to Turtle Moss. 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 #939717 complementary color is Deep Koamaru, 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 Hacienda are #975b17 and #539717. Thus found on the left and right of #939717 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hawaiian Tan and Vida Loca colors as they work well with Turtle Moss.
The split-complementary Turtle Moss palette consists of #5b1797 and #175397 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1a1797). Try Seance and Fun Blue colors in combination with #939717, 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 #939717 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 Turtle Moss. Thus Violet Eggplant and Eastern Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turtle Moss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deep Koamaru, Genoa, and Disco split by 90° on the color wheel. #939717 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. Turtle Moss tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#1a1797) and two others. The Eastern Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tamarillo – 120° from the complementary Deep Koamaru. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #179297 and #971b17.
In a RGB color space, hex #939717 is made of 46% red, 47% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Turtle Moss has a hue angle of 61.88°, a saturation of 73.56% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #939717 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.2% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #939717 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(147,151,23) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 47%, 7% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 50.2, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(61.88,73.56%,34.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(61.88,84.77%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2467,-15.9296,59.5245) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2539,28.3981,5.0664) |