Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Sage Gray

Sage Gray is a muted and earth tone yellow color with HEX #B2AC88. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 178, 172, 136, HSL 51, 21%, 62%, warm temperature, and is useful for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design.

#B2AC88 yellow warm mutedearth-tone
HEX #B2AC88
RGB rgb(178, 172, 136)
HSL hsl(51 21% 62%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 24, 30)
Luminance 0.4075
Contrast Black 9.15:1White 2.3:1

CSS Utilities

--color-sage-gray: #B2AC88;
.bg-sage-gray { background-color: #B2AC88; }
.text-sage-gray { color: #B2AC88; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4075
Black text9.15:1AA Pass
White text2.3:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#B2AC88",
  "rgb": [
    178,
    172,
    136
  ],
  "hsl": [
    51,
    21,
    62
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    3,
    24,
    30
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4075,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.15,
    "white": 2.3
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#8A90B2",
  "analogous": [
    "#B2988A",
    "#A4B28A"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#8AB2AC",
    "#AC8AB2"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#8AB298",
    "#8A90B2",
    "#B28AA4"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#8AA4B2",
    "#988AB2"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#D7D3C1",
    "#B2AC88",
    "#888159"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#D7D3C1",
  "dark": "#888159",
  "saturated": "#C8BB74",
  "desaturated": "#9E9E9E",
  "pastel": "#E0DFDC",
  "neon": "#FFE866"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#8A90B2",
    "#B2988A",
    "#A4B28A"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#9E9E9E",
    "#D7D3C1"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#D7D3C1",
    "#9E9E9E"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "willow-green",
    "greige",
    "cement",
    "ecru",
    "sand"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "sage-gray"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "mushroom-vs-sage-gray",
    "sage-gray-vs-greige",
    "sage-gray-vs-willow-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/yellow",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/sage-gray",
    "/css/colors/sage-gray",
    "/hex/b2ac88"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/greige",
      "/colors/cement",
      "/colors/ecru",
      "/colors/sand",
      "/compare/mushroom-vs-sage-gray",
      "/compare/sage-gray-vs-greige",
      "/compare/sage-gray-vs-willow-green",
      "/harmonies/sage-gray",
      "/wcag/sage-gray",
      "/css/colors/sage-gray",
      "/hex/b2ac88"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "sage-gray",
  "name": "Sage Gray",
  "hex": "#B2AC88",
  "uses": [
    "natural palettes",
    "wellness branding",
    "sustainability design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "nature",
      "growth",
      "balance"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "wellness",
      "outdoor brands",
      "gardening",
      "organic products"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "urgent error states"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "warm",
    "muted",
    "earth-tone",
    "natural-palettes",
    "wellness-branding",
    "sustainability-design",
    "nature",
    "growth",
    "balance"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
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    178,
    172,
    136
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    21,
    62
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    3,
    24,
    30
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4075,
  "contrast": {
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    "white": 2.3
  },
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    "complementary": "#8A90B2",
    "analogous": [
      "#B2988A",
      "#A4B28A"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#8AB2AC",
      "#AC8AB2"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#8AB298",
      "#8A90B2",
      "#B28AA4"
    ],
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      "#8AA4B2",
      "#988AB2"
    ],
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      "#D7D3C1",
      "#B2AC88",
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    ]
  },
  "variants": {
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    "dark": "#888159",
    "saturated": "#C8BB74",
    "desaturated": "#9E9E9E",
    "pastel": "#E0DFDC",
    "neon": "#FFE866"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-sage-gray: #B2AC88;",
    "utility": ".bg-sage-gray { background-color: #B2AC88; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-sage-gray { color: #B2AC88; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
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    "greige",
    "cement",
    "ecru",
    "sand"
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  ],
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
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    "/wcag/sage-gray",
    "/css/colors/sage-gray",
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  ],
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      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
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      "/palettes/sage-gray"
    ],
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      "/colors/greige",
      "/colors/cement",
      "/colors/ecru",
      "/colors/sand",
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      "/compare/sage-gray-vs-greige",
      "/compare/sage-gray-vs-willow-green",
      "/harmonies/sage-gray",
      "/wcag/sage-gray",
      "/css/colors/sage-gray",
      "/hex/b2ac88"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
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      "#000000",
      "#8A90B2",
      "#B2988A",
      "#A4B28A"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#9E9E9E",
      "#D7D3C1"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#D7D3C1",
      "#9E9E9E"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Sage Gray Color

Sage Gray sits in the yellow family with warm temperature and muted and earth tone visual character. Sage Gray is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include nature, growth, and balance, which makes it relevant for wellness and outdoor brands. In design work, Sage Gray is most useful for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Sage Gray accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #B2AC88.Sage Gray CSS utilitiesUse Sage Gray in CSS variables and utility classes.#B2AC88 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Sage Gray paletteOpen the generated palette based on Sage Gray.Sage Gray harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Sage Gray against black and white text.

Black text9.15:1AA Pass
White text2.3:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Willow Green#A8B88F
Greige#B0A999
Cement#A5A391
Ecru#C2B280
Sand#C2B280

Color Harmonies

#8A90B2#8A90B2
#B2988A#B2988A
#A4B28A#A4B28A
#8AB2AC#8AB2AC
#AC8AB2#AC8AB2
Open full Sage Gray harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D7D3C1#D7D3C1
#888159#888159
#C8BB74#C8BB74
#9E9E9E#9E9E9E
#E0DFDC#E0DFDC
#FFE866#FFE866

Pairings

Black#000000
#8A90B2#8A90B2
#B2988A#B2988A
#A4B28A#A4B28A
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5