Desert 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 | #415e99 |
| Complementary Color | #6583be |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Moss Color. The Rice Curry color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bread Basket (#ab8659) for more calm effect. Try Leather Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6583be is the best complementary color to Desert 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 #bea166 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 Husk are #be7465 and #afbe65. Thus found on the left and right of #bea166 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Desert Moss.
The split-complementary Desert Moss palette consists of #7465be and #65aebe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6583be). Try Blue Marguerite and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #bea166, 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 #bea166 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 Desert Moss. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Desert Moss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #bea166 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. Desert Moss tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6583be) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65bea1 and #be6582.
In a RGB color space, hex #bea166 is made of 42% red, 36% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Moss has a hue angle of 40.23°, a saturation of 40.37% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bea166 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #bea166 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(190,161,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 36%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 34.51, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(40.23,40.37%,57.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.23,46.32%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.5732,2.797,34.5883) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3783,37.3962,17.8712) |