Moss Agate is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #5f5565 |
| Complementary Color | #a39aa9 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (97.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Moss Agate Color. The Solstice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lost Soul Grey (#929591) for more calm effect. Try Peaceful Glade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a39aa9 is the best complementary color to Moss Agate. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a0aa9a complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bud are #a7a99a and #9aa99c. Thus found on the left and right of #a0aa9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Pewter colors as they work well with Moss Agate.
The split-complementary Moss Agate palette consists of #a99aa7 and #9c9aa9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a39aa9). Try Shady Lady and Santas Gray colors in combination with #a0aa9a, 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 #a0aa9a offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moss Agate. Thus Dusty Gray and Gray Chateau giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moss Agate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Edward, and Martini split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0aa9a square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moss Agate tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#a39aa9) and two others. The Gray Chateau is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dawn – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9aa0a9 and #a9a39a.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0aa9a is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Moss Agate has a hue angle of 97.5°, a saturation of 8.6% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0aa9a is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #a0aa9a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,170,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 0, 6.28, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(97.5,8.6%,63.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(97.5,9.41%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.4285,-6.5446,7.0338) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7047,38.5561,36.1848) |