Dark Sage Color

#6d765b

Dark Sage is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #9289a4
Complementary Color #645a76
Color Shade: cool yellow (80° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.98% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Sage Color Sample
Dark Sage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6d765b

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Sage Color. The Moss Point Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Saladin (#7e8f69) for more energetic effect. Try Green Coconut as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#645a76 is the best complementary color to Dark Sage. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6d765b complementary color is Smoky, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Limed Ash are #76715a and #5f765a. Thus found on the left and right of #6d765b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crocodile and Cactus colors as they work well with Dark Sage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Sage palette consists of #715a76 and #5a5f76 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#645a76). Try Salt Box and Comet colors in combination with #6d765b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6d765b offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Sage. Thus Falcon and Nevada giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smoky, Cutty Sark, and Russett split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d765b square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Sage tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#645a76) and two others. The Nevada is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pine Cone – 120° from the complementary Smoky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a6d76 and #76645a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6d765b is made of 34% red, 37% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Sage has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 12.92% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d765b is made of 3.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.58% yellow and 53.73% black ink.

HEX #6d765b
RGB Decimal rgb(109,118,91)
RGB Percentage 34%, 37%, 29%
CMYK 3.52, 0, 10.58, 53.73
HSL hsl(80,12.92%,40.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(80,22.88%,46.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.2139,-8.5579,13.7746)
XYZ xyz(14.6734,16.9634,12.3984)
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