Moss Grey 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 | #505468 |
| Complementary Color | #969baf |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Moss Grey Color. The Caraway color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bunglehouse Beige (#988f7b) for more calm effect. Try Westcar Papyrus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#969baf is the best complementary color to Moss Grey. 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 #afab97 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Napa are #af9e96 and #a7af96. Thus found on the left and right of #afab97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Schist colors as they work well with Moss Grey.
The split-complementary Moss Grey palette consists of #9e96af and #96a7af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#969baf). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #afab97, 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 #afab97 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 Moss Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moss Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Pewter, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #afab97 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, 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. Moss Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#969baf) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96afab and #af969b.
In a RGB color space, hex #afab97 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Moss Grey has a hue angle of 50°, a saturation of 13.04% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afab97 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #afab97 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,171,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 9.41, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(50,13.04%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50,13.71%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.8059,-2.0672,10.8114) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.828,40.4741,35.0967) |