Frosted Sage is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #392e3b |
| Complementary Color | #cfc4d1 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (110.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Frosted Sage Color. The Belladonna's Leaf color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nymph Green (#aec2a5) for more energetic effect. Try Intrepid Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cfc4d1 is the best complementary color to Frosted Sage. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6d1c4 complementary color is Chatelle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tasman are #ccd1c4 and #c4d1c8. Thus found on the left and right of #c6d1c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kangaroo and Powder Ash colors as they work well with Frosted Sage.
The split-complementary Frosted Sage palette consists of #d1c4cc and #c8c4d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfc4d1). Try Maverick and Gray Suit colors in combination with #c6d1c4, 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 #c6d1c4 offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Frosted Sage. Thus Cold Turkey and Ghost giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Frosted Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chatelle, Loblolly, and Swirl split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6d1c4 square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Frosted Sage tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#cfc4d1) and two others. The Ghost is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swirl – 120° from the complementary Chatelle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4c6d1 and #d1cfc4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6d1c4 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Frosted Sage has a hue angle of 110.77°, a saturation of 12.38% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6d1c4 is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #c6d1c4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,209,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 0, 5.1, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(110.77,12.38%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(110.77,6.22%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.6961,-6.1156,5.1484) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.053,61.5922,61.1587) |