Moss Ink is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #38353e |
| Complementary Color | #c3c0ca |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Moss Ink Color. The Whitewater Bay color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tickled Crow (#b6baa4) for more energetic effect. Try Healing Retreat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3c0ca is the best complementary color to Moss Ink. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7cac1 complementary color is Gray Suit, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kangaroo are #cac8c0 and #c2cac0. Thus found on the left and right of #c7cac1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloud and Pumice colors as they work well with Moss Ink.
The split-complementary Moss Ink palette consists of #c8c0ca and #c0c2ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3c0ca). Try Chatelle and French Gray colors in combination with #c7cac1, 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 #c7cac1 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moss Ink. Thus Pale Slate and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moss Ink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Powder Ash, and Pink Swan split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7cac1 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moss Ink tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#c3c0ca) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Rust – 120° from the complementary Gray Suit. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0c7ca and #cac3c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7cac1 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Moss Ink has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 7.83% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7cac1 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #c7cac1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,202,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 3.53, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(80,7.83%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,4.46%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.8684,-2.6566,4.1184) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.2994,58.2334,58.8304) |