Moss Island Color

#c8c6b4

Moss Island 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 #37394b
Complementary Color #b4b5c8
Color Shade: warm yellow (54° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.51% (better contrasting with white)
Moss Island Color Sample
Moss Island Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8c6b4

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Moss Island Color. The Chatroom color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called First Star (#dad9d4) for more calm effect. Try Pussywillow Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b4b5c8 is the best complementary color to Moss Island. 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 #c8c6b4 complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Foggy Gray are #c8bcb4 and #c0c8b4. Thus found on the left and right of #c8c6b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Clay Ash colors as they work well with Moss Island.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moss Island palette consists of #bcb4c8 and #b4c0c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4b5c8). Try Chatelle and Loblolly colors in combination with #c8c6b4, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c8c6b4 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 Island. Thus Chatelle and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moss Island contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Powder Ash, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8c6b4 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moss Island tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b4b5c8) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4c8c6 and #c8b4b6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8c6b4 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Moss Island has a hue angle of 54°, a saturation of 15.38% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8c6b4 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c8c6b4
RGB Decimal rgb(200,198,180)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 0.78, 7.84, 21.57
HSL hsl(54,15.38%,74.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(54,10%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.5927,-2.4397,9.2617)
XYZ xyz(52.2517,55.9628,51.228)
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