Pale Sagebrush Color

#d3d1b9

Pale Sagebrush is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #2c2e46
Complementary Color #b9bad2
Color Shade: warm yellow (55.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.65% (better contrasting with black)
Pale Sagebrush Color Sample
Pale Sagebrush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d3d1b9

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Sagebrush Color. The Tana color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dancing Kite (#c8cc9e) for more energetic effect. Try Green Mist as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b9bad2 is the best complementary color to Pale Sagebrush. 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 #d3d1b9 complementary color is Blue Haze, 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 Sisal are #d2c3b9 and #c7d2b9. Thus found on the left and right of #d3d1b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Soft Amber and Coriander colors as they work well with Pale Sagebrush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale Sagebrush palette consists of #c3b9d2 and #b9c7d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9bad2). Try Lavender Gray and Heather colors in combination with #d3d1b9, 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 #d3d1b9 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 Pale Sagebrush. Thus London Hue and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale Sagebrush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Gum Leaf, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3d1b9 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. Pale Sagebrush tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b9bad2) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b9d2d1 and #d2b9ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d3d1b9 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Sagebrush has a hue angle of 55.38°, a saturation of 22.81% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3d1b9 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #d3d1b9
RGB Decimal rgb(211,209,185)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 0, 0.79, 10.2, 17.25
HSL hsl(55.38,22.81%,77.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(55.38,12.32%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.4174,-3.4005,12.1564)
XYZ xyz(58.4214,62.9526,54.9709)
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