Moss Stone is calm, 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 | #4b5ab4 |
| Complementary Color | #4a5ab4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Moss Stone Color. The Sedge Grasses 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 Cider Mill (#938a43) for more calm effect. Try Yanagicha as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a5ab4 is the best complementary color to Moss Stone. 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 #b4a54b complementary color is San Marino, 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 Husk are #b4704a and #8eb44a. Thus found on the left and right of #b4a54b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santa Fe and Sushi colors as they work well with Moss Stone.
The split-complementary Moss Stone palette consists of #704ab4 and #4a8eb4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a5ab4). Try Studio and Steel Blue colors in combination with #b4a54b, 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 #b4a54b 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 Stone. Thus Studio and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moss Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Ocean Green, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4a54b 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 Stone tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4a5ab4) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Pink – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ab4a5 and #b44a59.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4a54b is made of 43% red, 39% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Moss Stone has a hue angle of 51.43°, a saturation of 41.18% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4a54b is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #b4a54b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,165,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 39%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 41.18, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(51.43,41.18%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.43,58.33%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.3681,-5.9909,47.7061) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5475,37.1216,12.0536) |