Pale Moss
Pale Moss is a Yellow paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Living Well - Unplug and Naturalist, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#DCC797LRV
58.16
Pale Moss's Color Strip
Pale Moss is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Lucent Yellow and Independent Gold. The strip spans from Lucent Yellow at the lightest end to Fervent Brass at the deepest. Browsing strip 143 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Coordinating Colors
Trim Color
Similar Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Lucent Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes Ancestral Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Pale Moss the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pale Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Peace Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Sunbeam Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 58 vs 7, Pale Moss is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Starry Night the marginally brighter of the two.
Pale Moss reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Pale Moss reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 28), opening up a space where Dusty Heather encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 3, Pale Moss is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Pale Moss encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Navajo White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Pale Moss encloses it.
Darker Colors
Pale Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Pale Moss the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 32, Pale Moss is decisively the brighter choice.
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Manufacturer description
Cooled down by its green undertone, this yellow evokes sensations of stepping into a sun-splashed forest glade. Try this hue for a cheerful, relaxing vibe.