Bitter Sage is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #685e72 |
| Complementary Color | #978da1 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (90° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bitter Sage Color. The Green Eyes color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fynbos Leaf (#aeb1ac) for more calm effect. Try Apple Day as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#978da1 is the best complementary color to Bitter 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 #97a18d complementary color is Mountain Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lemon Grass are #a1a18d and #8da18d. Thus found on the left and right of #97a18d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lemon Grass and Envy colors as they work well with Bitter Sage.
The split-complementary Bitter Sage palette consists of #a18da1 and #8d8da1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#978da1). Try Venus and Manatee colors in combination with #97a18d, 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 #97a18d 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 Bitter Sage. Thus Dusty Gray and Regent Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bitter Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Mist, Granny Smith, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #97a18d square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue 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. Bitter Sage tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#978da1) and two others. The Regent Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zorba – 120° from the complementary Mountain Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d97a1 and #a1978d.
In a RGB color space, hex #97a18d is made of 33% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Bitter Sage has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 9.62% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #97a18d is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #97a18d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,161,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 36%, 31% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 0, 7.85, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(90,9.62%,59.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(90,12.42%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.9563,-7.3295,9.2032) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3151,33.9921,30.1627) |