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Sage (color)

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Grey-green colour
Sage as a quaternary color
  slate
  sage
  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. The hex RGB color value of the Sage swatch at right is BCB88A. For decades, some military flight jackets were made in sage green color.

References

  1. RGB approximations of RYB tertiary colors, using cubic interpolation."RYB RGB conversion". Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2012-12-29. The colors displayed here are substantially paler than the true colors a mixture of paints would produce.
  2. William J. Miskella, 1928, Practical Color Simplified: A Handbook on Lacquering, Enameling, Coloring And Painting, pp
  3. John Lemos, 1920, "Color Charts for the School Room", in School Arts, vol. 19, pp 580–584

See also

Shades of green
Apple greenAquamarine (Crayola)AquamarineAsparagusAvocadoBeigeBlue-greenBright greenBritish racing greenBrunswick green
          
Cal Poly greenCaribbean GreenCastleton greenCeladonChartreuseCyanDark greenDark moss greenDark pastel greenDark spring green
          
Dartmouth greenEmeraldErinFern greenForest greenGranny Smith AppleGreenGreen-yellowHarlequinHoneydew
          
Hooker's greenHunter greenIndia greenIslamic greenJadeJungle greenKelly greenLawn greenLight blueLight green
          
LimeLime greenMagic mintMalachiteMantisMarrs greenMaximum Blue GreenMedium sea greenMiddle blue greenMidnight green
          
MindaroMintMint creamMSU greenMyrtle greenNeon greenOffice greenOliveOlivinePakistan green
          
Paris greenPearPersian greenPhthalo greenPigment greenPine greenPistachioReseda greenRifle greenRobin egg blue
          
SageSea green (Crayola)Sea greenSGBUS greenShamrock greenSpring budSpring greenTea greenTealTurquoise
          
ViridianYellow-green
  
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.


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