What color is Green Sage?
Green sage is a muted, medium-toned green with gray and yellow undertones, hex #98A869, giving it the soft, dusty appearance of dried sage leaves. The color has a faded, earthy quality that reads closer to olive than to a bright or pure green.
What is the meaning of the color Green Sage?
Sage as a color name entered common use in the late 19th century, tied directly to the culinary and medicinal herb grown across the Mediterranean and widely traded through European markets. By the early 20th century, the muted green appeared in Arts and Crafts movement interiors, where designers favored natural, unsaturated tones drawn from the plant world. The shade gained lasting visibility when Farrow and Ball introduced sage-adjacent greens into their heritage paint collections, helping establish the color as a standard in understated, nature-based interior palettes.
What colors go with Green Sage?
Colors that pair well with Green sage include:
Warm cream: soft, natural balance
Dusty rose: gentle warm contrast
Charcoal gray: quiet, grounding depth
Terracotta: earthy, warm accent
Navy blue: cool, structured contrast
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #98A869 |
color: #98A869;
|
| RGB | 152, 168, 105 |
color: rgb(152, 168, 105);
|
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 66%, 41% |
color: rgb(60%, 66%, 41%);
|
| CMYK | 10%, 0%, 38%, 34% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 75°, 27%, 54% |
color: hsl(75, 27%, 54%);
|
| HSV | 75°, 38%, 66% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 43, -3, 21 |
color: lab(43% -3 21);
|
| Decimal | 10004585 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.green-sage {
color: #98A869;
}
$green-sage: #98A869;
rgb(152, 168, 105)