Powdered Sage Color

#b7b38d

Powdered 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 #484c72
Complementary Color #8c90b7
Color Shade: warm yellow (54.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.53% (better contrasting with white)
Powdered Sage Color Sample
Powdered Sage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b7b38d

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Powdered Sage Color. The Pebble color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Green Sleeves (#a19675) for more calm effect. Try Artichoke Dip as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8c90b7 is the best complementary color to Powdered 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 #b7b38d complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Heathered Gray are #b79d8c and #a5b78c. Thus found on the left and right of #b7b38d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Powdered Sage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Powdered Sage palette consists of #9d8cb7 and #8ca5b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c90b7). Try Amethyst Smoke and Bali Hai colors in combination with #b7b38d, 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 #b7b38d 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 Powdered Sage. Thus London Hue and Gulf Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Powdered Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, Summer Green, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7b38d 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. Powdered Sage tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8c90b7) and two others. The Gulf Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quicksand – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cb7b3 and #b78c91.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b7b38d is made of 36% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Powdered Sage has a hue angle of 54.29°, a saturation of 22.58% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7b38d is made of 0% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 28.24% black ink.

HEX #b7b38d
RGB Decimal rgb(183,179,141)
RGB Percentage 36%, 36%, 28%
CMYK 0, 1.56, 16.47, 28.24
HSL hsl(54.29,22.58%,63.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(54.29,22.95%,71.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.3823,-4.8447,19.9617)
XYZ xyz(40.4563,44.2306,31.6044)
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