Clary Sage is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #383f31 |
| Complementary Color | #c7cec0 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Clary Sage Color. The February Frost color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orochimaru (#d9d8da) for more calm effect. Try Winter Amethyst as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7cec0 is the best complementary color to Clary Sage. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7c0ce complementary color is Kangaroo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Suit are #c0c0ce and #cec0ce. Thus found on the left and right of #c7c0ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Suit and Maverick colors as they work well with Clary Sage.
The split-complementary Clary Sage palette consists of #c0cec0 and #cecec0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7cec0). Try Pumice and Kangaroo colors in combination with #c7c0ce, 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 #c7c0ce offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Clary Sage. Thus Powder Ash and Swirl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clary Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kangaroo, Cold Turkey, and Tiara split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7c0ce square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Clary Sage tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#c7cec0) and two others. The Swirl is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Loblolly – 120° from the complementary Kangaroo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cec7c0 and #c0c7ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7c0ce is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Clary Sage has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 12.5% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7c0ce is made of 2.74% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #c7c0ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,192,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 5.49, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(270,12.5%,78.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,6.8%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.635,5.036,-6.1412) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.5434,54.2976,66.051) |