Silver Sage Color

#938b78

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

Inverse Color #6c7487
Complementary Color #788092
Color Shade: orange (42.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.35% (better contrasting with white)
Silver Sage Color Sample
Silver Sage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #938b78

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Silver Sage Color. The Unpredictable Hue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Verde Marrón (#877459) for more energetic effect. Try Neutral Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#788092 is the best complementary color to Silver Sage. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #938b78 complementary color is Slate Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pale Oyster are #927d78 and #8d9278. Thus found on the left and right of #938b78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemp and Bitter colors as they work well with Silver Sage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Silver Sage palette consists of #7d7892 and #788d92 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#788092). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #938b78, 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 #938b78 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Silver Sage. Thus Mamba and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Silver Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #938b78 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Silver Sage tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#788092) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78928a and #92787f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #938b78 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Silver Sage has a hue angle of 42.22°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #938b78 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 42.35% black ink.

HEX #938b78
RGB Decimal rgb(147,139,120)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 10.59, 42.35
HSL hsl(42.22,11.11%,52.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.22,18.37%,57.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.0602,-0.3443,11.2391)
XYZ xyz(24.6554,26.0243,21.493)
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