Winter 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 | #55627f |
| Complementary Color | #7f8caa |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Sage Color. The Rich Biscuit 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 soft alternative called Macchiato (#928168) for more calm effect. Try Hunt Club Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7f8caa is the best complementary color to Winter 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 #aa9d80 complementary color is Bali Hai, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hillary are #aa887f and #a2aa7f. Thus found on the left and right of #aa9d80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Winter Sage.
The split-complementary Winter Sage palette consists of #887faa and #7fa2aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f8caa). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #aa9d80, 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 #aa9d80 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 Winter Sage. Thus Lavender Purple and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Winter Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa9d80 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Winter Sage tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7f8caa) and two others. The Sea Nymph is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7faa9d and #aa7f8c.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa9d80 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Sage has a hue angle of 41.43°, a saturation of 19.81% and a lightness of 58.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa9d80 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa9d80 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,157,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 16.47, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(41.43,19.81%,58.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.43,24.71%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.1356,0.0257,16.9129) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5308,34.2185,25.3123) |