Desert Sage Color

#90926f

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

Inverse Color #6f6d90
Complementary Color #716f92
Color Shade: mid yellow (63.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Desert Sage Color Sample
Desert Sage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #90926f

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Desert Sage Color. The La Grange color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bridge Troll Grey (#817f6e) for more calm effect. Try Kokoda as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#716f92 is the best complementary color to Desert Sage. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #90926f complementary color is Waterloo , as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Avocado are #92826f and #7e926f. Thus found on the left and right of #90926f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Arrowtown and Battleship Gray colors as they work well with Desert Sage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Desert Sage palette consists of #826f92 and #6f7e92 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#716f92). Try Rum and Slate Gray colors in combination with #90926f, 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 #90926f offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Desert Sage. Thus Mountbatten Pink and Juniper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Desert Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Viridian Green, and Bazaar split by 90° on the color wheel. #90926f square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Desert Sage tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#716f92) and two others. The Juniper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opium – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f9092 and #92716f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #90926f is made of 36% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Desert Sage has a hue angle of 63.43°, a saturation of 13.83% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #90926f is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 42.75% black ink.

HEX #90926f
RGB Decimal rgb(144,146,111)
RGB Percentage 36%, 36%, 28%
CMYK 0.78, 0, 13.72, 42.75
HSL hsl(63.43,13.83%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(63.43,23.97%,57.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.5573,-6.8221,18.3647)
XYZ xyz(24.6497,27.6348,19.0738)
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