Potting Moss is pale, 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 | #5f5f76 |
| Complementary Color | #8888a0 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Potting Moss Color. The Mountain Road color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Letter Grey (#8f8f8b) for more calm effect. Try Elemental Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8888a0 is the best complementary color to Potting Moss. 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 #a0a089 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tallow are #a09488 and #94a088. Thus found on the left and right of #a0a089 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zorba and Sage colors as they work well with Potting Moss.
The split-complementary Potting Moss palette consists of #9488a0 and #8894a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8888a0). Try Mamba and Regent Gray colors in combination with #a0a089, 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 #a0a089 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 Potting Moss. Thus Venus and Granny Smith giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Potting Moss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Mantle, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0a089 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, green cyan, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Potting Moss tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8888a0) and two others. The Granny Smith is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88a0a0 and #a08888.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0a089 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Potting Moss has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 10.8% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0a089 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a0a089 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,160,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 9.02, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(60,10.8%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,14.38%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.2956,-4.0929,12.0107) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5834,34.4213,28.6463) |