Sage is calm, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #78518c |
| Complementary Color | #9973ad |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (99.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Sage Color. The Van Gogh Olives color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wakatake Green (#6b9362) for more calm effect. Try Bland Celery as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9973ad is the best complementary color to Sage. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #87ae73 complementary color is Lavender Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chelsea Cucumber are #a4ad73 and #73ad7c. Thus found on the left and right of #87ae73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Smoke and Bay Leaf colors as they work well with Sage.
The split-complementary Sage palette consists of #ad73a4 and #7c73ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9973ad). Try Bouquet and Deluge colors in combination with #87ae73, 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 #87ae73 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sage. Thus Turkish Rose and Wild Blue Yonder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Gumbo, and Coral Tree split by 90° on the color wheel. #87ae73 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sage tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#9973ad) and two others. The Wild Blue Yonder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sandal – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7386ad and #ad9a73.
In a RGB color space, hex #87ae73 is made of 32% red, 41% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Sage has a hue angle of 99.66°, a saturation of 26.7% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87ae73 is made of 15.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #87ae73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,174,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 41%, 27% |
| CMYK | 15.3, 0, 23.14, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(99.66,26.7%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(99.66,33.91%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.0218,-24.2819,26.1233) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2222,36.6608,21.8084) |