Dry Sage is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #737489 |
| Complementary Color | #76778b |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (57.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dry Sage Color. The Dark Envy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Locust (#a2a580) for more energetic effect. Try Salt Island Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#76778b is the best complementary color to Dry Sage. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c8b76 complementary color is Storm Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Granite Green are #8b7f76 and #828b76. Thus found on the left and right of #8c8b76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Squirrel and Battleship Gray colors as they work well with Dry Sage.
The split-complementary Dry Sage palette consists of #7f768b and #76828b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#76778b). Try Mobster and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #8c8b76, 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 #8c8b76 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dry Sage. Thus Mamba and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dry Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Blue Smoke, and Empress split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c8b76 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dry Sage tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#76778b) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hemp – 120° from the complementary Storm Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #768b8a and #8b7677.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c8b76 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Dry Sage has a hue angle of 57.27°, a saturation of 8.73% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c8b76 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #8c8b76 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,139,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 8.63, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(57.27,8.73%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(57.27,15.71%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.4136,-3.4314,11.3835) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3179,25.3487,20.8033) |