Simply 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 | #585669 |
| Complementary Color | #9896a9 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (66.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Simply Sage Color. The Dill Powder color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Elemental Grey (#a0a09f) for more calm effect. Try Incognito as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9896a9 is the best complementary color to Simply 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 #a7a996 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bud are #a9a196 and #9da996. Thus found on the left and right of #a7a996 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bronco and Bud colors as they work well with Simply Sage.
The split-complementary Simply Sage palette consists of #a196a9 and #969da9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9896a9). Try Amethyst Smoke and Manatee colors in combination with #a7a996, 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 #a7a996 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 Simply Sage. Thus Shady Lady and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Simply Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Pewter, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7a996 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Simply Sage tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#9896a9) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martini – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96a7a9 and #a99896.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7a996 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Simply Sage has a hue angle of 66.32°, a saturation of 9.95% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7a996 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a7a996 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,169,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 7.45, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(66.32,9.95%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(66.32,11.24%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.6014,-4.1435,9.5634) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6293,38.7934,34.4642) |