Texas Sage Color

#b9a77c

Texas 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 #465883
Complementary Color #7c8db8
Color Shade: orange (42.3° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.59% (better contrasting with white)
Texas Sage Color Sample
Texas Sage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b9a77c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Texas Sage Color. The Old Leather 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 Mukluks (#a38961) for more calm effect. Try Golden Quartz Ochre as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7c8db8 is the best complementary color to Texas 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 #b9a77c complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #b8887c and #acb87c. Thus found on the left and right of #b9a77c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Texas Sage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Texas Sage palette consists of #887cb8 and #7cacb8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c8db8). Try Lavender Purple and Neptune colors in combination with #b9a77c, 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 #b9a77c 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 Texas Sage. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Texas Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, De York, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9a77c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Texas Sage tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7c8db8) 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 #7cb8a6 and #b87c8d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b9a77c is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Texas Sage has a hue angle of 42.3°, a saturation of 30.35% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9a77c is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #b9a77c
RGB Decimal rgb(185,167,124)
RGB Percentage 39%, 35%, 26%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 23.92, 27.45
HSL hsl(42.3,30.35%,60.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.3,32.97%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.045,0.0302,24.6522)
XYZ xyz(37.4644,39.407,24.7005)
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