Pale Moss is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #233868 |
| Complementary Color | #97acdc |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.75% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Moss Color. The Stonebriar color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bonnie Dune Beach (#e4d1bc) for more calm effect. Try Sugar Pie as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#97acdc is the best complementary color to Pale 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 #dcc797 complementary color is Cold Purple, 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 Brandy are #dca497 and #cedc97. Thus found on the left and right of #dcc797 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Petite Orchid and Deco colors as they work well with Pale Moss.
The split-complementary Pale Moss palette consists of #a497dc and #97cedc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97acdc). Try Cold Purple and Morning Glory colors in combination with #dcc797, 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 #dcc797 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 Pale Moss. Thus Light Wisteria and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pale Moss contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Purple, Vista Blue, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcc797 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. Pale Moss tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#97acdc) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Cold Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97dcc7 and #dc97ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcc797 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Moss has a hue angle of 41.74°, a saturation of 49.64% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcc797 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 27.05% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcc797 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,199,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 27.05, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(41.74,49.64%,72.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.74,31.36%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.9036,0.2891,26.7544) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5245,58.2969,37.6041) |