Nearest-color comparison

Moss Green vs Warm Gray

Moss Green and Warm Gray are different green and gray colors with HEX values #8A9A5B and #8A8378. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 37, their contrast ratio is 1.22:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Moss Green and Warm Gray are visually related colors. Moss Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.22:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Warm Gray#8A8378

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Moss Green and Warm Gray across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance37

Pair contrast1.22:1

Luminance delta0.0628

Hue delta38 deg

Lighter colorMoss Green

More saturatedMoss Green

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Moss Green

Moss Green is #8A9A5B, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Warm Gray, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#8A9A5B RGB138, 154, 91 HSL75, 26, 48 CMYK10, 0, 41, 40 Luminance0.2927 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

gray color

Warm Gray

Warm Gray is #8A8378, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Moss Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#8A8378 RGB138, 131, 120 HSL37, 7, 51 CMYK0, 5, 13, 46 Luminance0.2299 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Moss Green or Warm Gray

Choose Moss GreenMoss Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A9A5B.

Choose Warm GrayWarm Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A8378.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyMoss GreenWarm Gray

HEX#8A9A5B#8A8378

RGB138, 154, 91138, 131, 120

HSL75, 26, 4837, 7, 51

CMYK10, 0, 41, 400, 5, 13, 46

FamilyGreenGray

TemperatureCoolNeutral

ToneMuted, Earth ToneMuted

Luminance0.29270.2299

Black contrast6.85:15.6:1

White contrast3.06:13.75:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Moss Greenblack text - 6.85:1

Warm Grayblack text - 5.6:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Warm Gray#8A8378

#B4BF92#B4BF92

#B5B1AA#B5B1AA

#6A5B9A#6A5B9A

#79808B#79808B

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "name": "Moss Green",
    "hex": "#8A9A5B",
    "rgb": [
      138,
      154,
      91
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    "hsl": [
      75,
      26,
      48
    ],
    "cmyk": [
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      0,
      41,
      40
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2927,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 6.85,
      "white": 3.06
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.85
    },
    "description": "Moss Green is #8A9A5B, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Warm Gray, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/moss-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "warm-gray",
    "name": "Warm Gray",
    "hex": "#8A8378",
    "rgb": [
      138,
      131,
      120
    ],
    "hsl": [
      37,
      7,
      51
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      5,
      13,
      46
    ],
    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2299,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.6,
      "white": 3.75
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.6
    },
    "description": "Warm Gray is #8A8378, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Moss Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/warm-gray/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 37,
  "contrastRatio": 1.22,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 38,
    "saturation": 19,
    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0628,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": false,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Moss Green",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Moss Green"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.22,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Moss Green",
      "background": "#8A9A5B",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.85
    },
    {
      "color": "Warm Gray",
      "background": "#8A8378",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.6
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Moss Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A9A5B.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Warm Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A8378.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/moss-green-vs-warm-gray.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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