Moldy Ochre is soft, 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 | #2a5cff |
| Complementary Color | #0032d5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Moldy Ochre Color. The Pinard Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chrome Yellow (#ffa700) for more calm effect. Try Beach Ball as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0032d5 is the best complementary color to Moldy Ochre. 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 #d5a300 complementary color is Dark Blue, 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 Buddha Gold are #d53800 and #9cd500. Thus found on the left and right of #d5a300 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Grenadier and Pistachio colors as they work well with Moldy Ochre.
The split-complementary Moldy Ochre palette consists of #3800d5 and #009cd5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0032d5). Try Dark Blue and Cerulean colors in combination with #d5a300, 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 #d5a300 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 Moldy Ochre. Thus Electric Violet and Caribbean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moldy Ochre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Blue, Malachite, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5a300 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. Moldy Ochre tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#0032d5) and two others. The Caribbean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monza – 120° from the complementary Dark Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00d5a3 and #d50032.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5a300 is made of 57% red, 43% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Moldy Ochre has a hue angle of 45.92°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5a300 is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 83.53% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d5a300 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,163,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 43%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.61, 83.53, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(45.92,100%,41.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.92,100%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.7114,6.9205,73.1807) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5378,40.3405,5.6499) |