#857349Mossy (#857349) is a mid-tone, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 87°, lightness 0.56 and chroma 0.063. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #857349 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 115, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 29%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 45%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 45%, 48%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(49.2 0.9 25.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.562 0.063 87) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mossy shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#897043 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#897347 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#857349 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#85744a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Mossy in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.62:1 and against black 4.55:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d8caa9 · #b3a27d · #857349 · #695932 · #463814 · #251900
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#959f76 · #8e8959 · #857349 · #7d5d35 · #6f492f · #5e382b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9abe90 · #879983 · #857349 · #68562c · #4b3b14 · #1a2916
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e3dbc8 · #c3b79b · #9c9587 · #857349 · #435480 · #413721
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff2f9 · #948f86 · #857349 · #595b60 · #29251c · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f9f1e0 · #d3cab7 · #857349 · #362a0b · #120900 · #eabe4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1dab6 · #62abde · #857349 · #75493e · #242e51 · #051214
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ecf2ff · #6d96b0 · #857349 · #605280 · #00293f · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f6fa · #629ba3 · #857349 · #724c71 · #351935 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f7f1 · #679c8f · #857349 · #485a86 · #3d1626 · #000008
#988862 · #AB9C7C · #BEB296 · #D2C8B1 · #E6DECC
#6F5F39 · #594B29 · #44381A · #31260B · #1E1501
#827453 · #7E745D · #7B7566
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.