Light Sage Color

#b3b0a3

Light 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 #4c4f5c
Complementary Color #a3a5b3
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.06% (better contrasting with white)
Light Sage Color Sample
Light Sage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b3b0a3

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Sage Color. The Cricket color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Neutral Green (#aaa583) for more energetic effect. Try Eastlake Olive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a3a5b3 is the best complementary color to Light 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 #b3b0a3 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nomad are #b3a8a3 and #adb3a3. Thus found on the left and right of #b3b0a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloudy and Bud colors as they work well with Light Sage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Sage palette consists of #a7a3b3 and #a3adb3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3a5b3). Try Santas Gray and Hit Gray colors in combination with #b3b0a3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b3b0a3 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 Light Sage. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Edward, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3b0a3 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Sage tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a3a5b3) and two others. The Edward 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 #a3b3b0 and #b3a3a5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b3b0a3 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Light Sage has a hue angle of 48.75°, a saturation of 9.52% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3b0a3 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b3b0a3
RGB Decimal rgb(179,176,163)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 6.28, 29.8
HSL hsl(48.75,9.52%,67.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.75,8.94%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.7437,-1.2562,7.0264)
XYZ xyz(40.7266,43.2787,40.8574)
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