Nearest-color comparison
Sage Green #9CAF88 vs Cement #A5A391: RGB distance 17.5 and contrast 1.08:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Sage Green and Cement are very close, with an RGB distance of 17.5. Sage Green is lighter by 0.0327, and Sage Green is more saturated by 10 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.08:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Sage Green and Cement across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Sage Green is #9CAF88, a cool green with hue 89°, saturation 20% and luminance 0.3951. Beside Cement, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 8.9:1.
yellow color
Cement is #A5A391, a warm yellow with hue 54°, saturation 10% and luminance 0.3624. Beside Sage Green, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 8.25:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
Downloadable color comparison infographic
Save a high-resolution comparison infographic with both HEX colors, visual distance, mutual contrast, and accessibility guidance.
A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.
Machine-readable data
Structured comparison data for Sage Green and Cement, including color systems, RGB distance, HSL deltas, contrast, accessibility guidance, use cases, and API links.
Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
{
"slug": "sage-green",
"name": "Sage Green",
"hex": "#9CAF88",
"rgb": [
156,
175,
136
],
"hsl": [
89,
20,
61
],
"cmyk": [
11,
0,
22,
31
],
"family": "green",
"temperature": "cool",
"tone": [
"muted",
"earth-tone"
],
"luminance": 0.3951,
"contrast": {
"black": 8.9,
"white": 2.36
},
"wcag": {
"AA": [
"#000000",
"#1A1A1A"
],
"AAA": [
"#000000",
"#1A1A1A"
]
},
"bestText": {
"text": "#000000",
"label": "black text",
"ratio": 8.9
},
"description": "Sage Green is #9CAF88, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Cement, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for interior design, wellness branding, and natural palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sage-green/",
"apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json"
},
{
"slug": "cement",
"name": "Cement",
"hex": "#A5A391",
"rgb": [
165,
163,
145
],
"hsl": [
54,
10,
61
],
"cmyk": [
0,
1,
12,
35
],
"family": "yellow",
"temperature": "warm",
"tone": [
"muted",
"earth-tone"
],
"luminance": 0.3624,
"contrast": {
"black": 8.25,
"white": 2.55
},
"wcag": {
"AA": [
"#000000",
"#1A1A1A"
],
"AAA": [
"#000000"
]
},
"bestText": {
"text": "#000000",
"label": "black text",
"ratio": 8.25
},
"description": "Cement is #A5A391, a warm yellow color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Sage Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cement/",
"apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json"
}
]{
"rgbDistance": 17.5,
"contrastRatio": 1.08,
"hslDelta": {
"hue": 35,
"saturation": 10,
"lightness": 0
},
"luminanceDelta": 0.0327,
"sameFamily": false,
"sameTemperature": false,
"sharedTones": [
"muted",
"earth-tone"
],
"lighterColor": "Sage Green",
"moreSaturatedColor": "Sage Green"
}{
"pairContrastRatio": 1.08,
"textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
"safeText": [
{
"color": "Sage Green",
"background": "#9CAF88",
"foreground": "#000000",
"label": "black text",
"ratio": 8.9
},
{
"color": "Cement",
"background": "#A5A391",
"foreground": "#000000",
"label": "black text",
"ratio": 8.25
}
]
}{
"chooseFirstWhen": "Sage Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #9CAF88.",
"chooseSecondWhen": "Cement is better when the design needs muted and earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A5A391.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}[
"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/sage-green-vs-cement.json",
"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json",
"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json"
]{
"datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
"slug": "sage-green-vs-cement",
"type": "nearest",
"name": "Sage Green vs Cement",
"verdict": "Sage Green and Cement are very close colors. Sage Green is the lighter option. Cement reads warmer. Their mutual contrast is 1.08:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
"summary": "Sage Green and Cement are different green and yellow colors with HEX values #9CAF88 and #A5A391. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 17.5, their contrast ratio is 1.08:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
"rgbDistance": 17.5,
"contrastRatio": 1.08,
"colors": [
{
"slug": "sage-green",
"name": "Sage Green",
"hex": "#9CAF88",
"rgb": [
156,
175,
136
],
"hsl": [
89,
20,
61
],
"cmyk": [
11,
0,
22,
31
],
"family": "green",
"temperature": "cool",
"tone": [
"muted",
"earth-tone"
],
"luminance": 0.3951,
"contrast": {
"black": 8.9,
"white": 2.36
},
"wcag": {
"AA": [
"#000000",
"#1A1A1A"
],
"AAA": [
"#000000",
"#1A1A1A"
]
},
"bestText": {
"text": "#000000",
"label": "black text",
"ratio": 8.9
},
"description": "Sage Green is #9CAF88, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Cement, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for interior design, wellness branding, and natural palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sage-green/",
"apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json"
},
{
"slug": "cement",
"name": "Cement",
"hex": "#A5A391",
"rgb": [
165,
163,
145
],
"hsl": [
54,
10,
61
],
"cmyk": [
0,
1,
12,
35
],
"family": "yellow",
"temperature": "warm",
"tone": [
"muted",
"earth-tone"
],
"luminance": 0.3624,
"contrast": {
"black": 8.25,
"white": 2.55
},
"wcag": {
"AA": [
"#000000",
"#1A1A1A"
],
"AAA": [
"#000000"
]
},
"bestText": {
"text": "#000000",
"label": "black text",
"ratio": 8.25
},
"description": "Cement is #A5A391, a warm yellow color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Sage Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cement/",
"apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json"
}
],
"differences": {
"rgbDistance": 17.5,
"contrastRatio": 1.08,
"hslDelta": {
"hue": 35,
"saturation": 10,
"lightness": 0
},
"luminanceDelta": 0.0327,
"sameFamily": false,
"sameTemperature": false,
"sharedTones": [
"muted",
"earth-tone"
],
"lighterColor": "Sage Green",
"moreSaturatedColor": "Sage Green"
},
"accessibility": {
"pairContrastRatio": 1.08,
"textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
"safeText": [
{
"color": "Sage Green",
"background": "#9CAF88",
"foreground": "#000000",
"label": "black text",
"ratio": 8.9
},
{
"color": "Cement",
"background": "#A5A391",
"foreground": "#000000",
"label": "black text",
"ratio": 8.25
}
]
},
"useCases": {
"chooseFirstWhen": "Sage Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #9CAF88.",
"chooseSecondWhen": "Cement is better when the design needs muted and earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A5A391.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
},
"relatedApi": [
"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/sage-green-vs-cement.json",
"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json",
"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json"
],
"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/sage-green-vs-cement/",
"apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/sage-green-vs-cement.json"
}