Golden 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 | #4f628c |
| Complementary Color | #7385af |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Sage Color. The Muddy Waters color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Charlie Horse (#948263) for more calm effect. Try Tahini Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7385af is the best complementary color to Golden 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 #b09d73 complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Mongoose are #af7e73 and #a4af73. Thus found on the left and right of #b09d73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Golden Sage.
The split-complementary Golden Sage palette consists of #7e73af and #73a4af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7385af). Try Deluge and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b09d73, 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 #b09d73 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 Golden Sage. Thus Wisteria and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Aqua Forest, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b09d73 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. Golden Sage tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7385af) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73af9d and #af7385.
In a RGB color space, hex #b09d73 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Sage has a hue angle of 41.31°, a saturation of 27.85% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b09d73 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #b09d73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,157,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 23.92, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(41.31,27.85%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.31,34.66%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.4218,0.6642,24.5501) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.056,34.5819,21.1524) |