Pineapple 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 | #63709f |
| Complementary Color | #606d9c |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pineapple Sage Color. The Deserted Island color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Turtle Shell (#897c64) for more calm effect. Try Green Woodpecker Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#606d9c is the best complementary color to Pineapple 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 #9c8f60 complementary color is Waikawa 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 Barley Corn are #9c7160 and #8b9c60. Thus found on the left and right of #9c8f60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Toast and Asparagus colors as they work well with Pineapple Sage.
The split-complementary Pineapple Sage palette consists of #71609c and #608a9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#606d9c). Try Kimberly and Hoki colors in combination with #9c8f60, 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 #9c8f60 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 Pineapple Sage. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pineapple Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c8f60 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. Pineapple Sage tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#606d9c) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rose – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #609c8f and #9c606d.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c8f60 is made of 39% red, 36% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Pineapple Sage has a hue angle of 47°, a saturation of 23.81% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c8f60 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c8f60 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,143,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 23.53, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(47,23.81%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47,38.46%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.4867,-2.2867,26.7782) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6441,27.5574,15.0338) |