Salvia is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #574a61 |
| Complementary Color | #ab9eb5 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (93.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Salvia Color. The Lounge Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Fox (#b9bcb6) for more calm effect. Try Acacia Haze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ab9eb5 is the best complementary color to Salvia. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a8b59e complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Schist are #b3b59e and #9eb59f. Thus found on the left and right of #a8b59e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eagle and Norway colors as they work well with Salvia.
The split-complementary Salvia palette consists of #b59eb3 and #9f9eb5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ab9eb5). Try Shady Lady and Santas Gray colors in combination with #a8b59e, 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 #a8b59e offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Salvia. Thus Dusty Gray and Gull Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salvia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Hit Gray, and Martini split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8b59e square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet 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. Salvia tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#ab9eb5) and two others. The Gull Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nomad – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ea8b5 and #b5ab9e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8b59e is made of 33% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Salvia has a hue angle of 93.91°, a saturation of 13.45% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8b59e is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #a8b59e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,181,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 36%, 31% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 0, 9.02, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(93.91,13.45%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(93.91,12.71%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.1222,-8.7881,10.1877) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8439,43.8412,38.7627) |