Sage (color)

Sage as a quaternary color
slate
sage^[1]
citron

Sage is a grey-green resembling that of dried sage leaves. As a quaternary color, it is an equal mix of the tertiary colors citron and slate (both confusingly also known as olive in different sources). The hex RGB color value of the Sage swatch at right is BCB88A. ^[2]^[3]

References

↑ RGB approximations of RYB tertiary colors, using cubic interpolation. The colors displayed here are substantially paler than the true colors a mixture of paints would produce.
↑ William J. Miskella, 1928, Practical Color Simplified: A Handbook on Lacquering, Enameling, Coloring And Painting, pp
↑ John Lemos, 1920, "Color Charts for the School Room", in School Arts, vol. 19, pp 580–584

Amber	Apricot	Arylide yellow	Aureolin	Beige	Buff	Chartreuse	Citrine	Cream	Dark goldenrod

Ecru	Gold	Gold (metallic)	Goldenrod	Harvest Gold	Jasmine	Jonquil	Khaki	Lemon chiffon	Lion

Maize	Mikado yellow	Mustard	Naples yellow	Navajo white	Old gold	Olive	Papaya whip	Saffron	School bus yellow

Selective yellow	Stil de grain yellow	Straw	Sunglow	Vanilla	Yellow

A typical sample is shown for each name; however, a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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Sage (color)

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