Southern Moss is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #435995 |
| Complementary Color | #6a80bc |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Southern Moss Color. The Brown Rabbit color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Teak (#ab8953) for more calm effect. Try Summer Weasel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a80bc is the best complementary color to Southern Moss. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bca66a complementary color is Ship Cove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gimblet are #bc7d6a and #a9bc6a. Thus found on the left and right of #bca66a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Gimblet colors as they work well with Southern Moss.
The split-complementary Southern Moss palette consists of #7d6abc and #6aa9bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a80bc). Try Blue Marguerite and Glacier colors in combination with #bca66a, 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 #bca66a 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 Southern Moss. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Southern Moss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #bca66a square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Southern Moss tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6a80bc) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6abca6 and #bc6a80.
In a RGB color space, hex #bca66a is made of 41% red, 36% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Southern Moss has a hue angle of 43.9°, a saturation of 37.96% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bca66a is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bca66a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,166,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 36%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 32.16, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(43.9,37.96%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.9,43.62%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.7545,-0.3148,33.9456) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9768,39.0044,19.2154) |