Mountain Lichen is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #585161 |
| Complementary Color | #a59eae |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (86.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mountain Lichen Color. The Whispering Willow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cardoon (#9aae8c) for more energetic effect. Try Fog Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a59eae is the best complementary color to Mountain Lichen. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a7ae9e complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bud are #aead9e and #9fae9e. Thus found on the left and right of #a7ae9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dawn and Bud colors as they work well with Mountain Lichen.
The split-complementary Mountain Lichen palette consists of #ad9eae and #9e9fae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a59eae). Try Amethyst Smoke and Santas Gray colors in combination with #a7ae9e, 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 #a7ae9e offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mountain Lichen. Thus Shady Lady and Gray Chateau giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mountain Lichen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Edward, and Martini split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7ae9e square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mountain Lichen tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a59eae) and two others. The Gray Chateau is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cloudy – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ea7ae and #aea59e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7ae9e is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mountain Lichen has a hue angle of 86.25°, a saturation of 8.99% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7ae9e is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #a7ae9e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,174,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 0, 6.28, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(86.25,8.99%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(86.25,9.2%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1452,-5.4325,7.3574) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.244,40.9562,38.2901) |