Mossy Rock Color

#a9965d

Mossy Rock is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #5669a2
Complementary Color #5c6fa9
Color Shade: orange (45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.37% (better contrasting with white)
Mossy Rock Color Sample
Mossy Rock Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a9965d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mossy Rock Color. The Aged Eucalyptus color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Golden Green (#bdb369) for more energetic effect. Try Misty Moss as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5c6fa9 is the best complementary color to Mossy Rock. 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 #a9965d complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Barley Corn are #a9705c and #95a95c. Thus found on the left and right of #a9965d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santa Fe and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Mossy Rock.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mossy Rock palette consists of #705ca9 and #5c95a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c6fa9). Try Deluge and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a9965d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a9965d 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 Mossy Rock. Thus Wisteria and Breaker Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mossy Rock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9965d square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mossy Rock tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5c6fa9) and two others. The Breaker Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5ca995 and #a95c6f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a9965d is made of 41% red, 36% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Mossy Rock has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 30.65% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9965d is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 33.73% black ink.

HEX #a9965d
RGB Decimal rgb(169,150,93)
RGB Percentage 41%, 36%, 23%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 29.8, 33.73
HSL hsl(45,30.65%,51.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45,44.97%,66.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.5397,-0.9836,32.568)
XYZ xyz(29.2443,31.038,14.8055)
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