#87AE73Sage (#87AE73) is a light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 135°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.093. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #87AE73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 174, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 27%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 34%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22%, 0%, 34%, 32%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67 -24.3 26.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.707 0.093 135) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sage shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#90aa6a — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#8eaf70 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#87ae73 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#87af75 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Sage in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.52:1 and against black 8.33:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ddfecd · #b2d6a0 · #87ae73 · #668853 · #456334 · #264017
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#98d6bd · #8cc399 · #87ae73 · #889659 · #857f45 · #7d6837
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9fcac5 · #87ae73 · #6d8d5d · #00756e · #375328 · #043834
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d8efcd · #bbc8b6 · #87ae73 · #956ea5 · #54664b · #3a4634
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5eff8 · #87ae73 · #80887d · #524f54 · #1c2318 · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6eff9 · #cdc5d1 · #a198a5 · #281e2d · #07010a · #87ae73
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dad8b2 · #87ae73 · #6d987c · #9d518a · #323053 · #1d040a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9edff · #87ae73 · #817fb1 · #73395b · #1e1844 · #050002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9f3ff · #87ae73 · #6787b2 · #7b383f · #3e0b14 · #00010c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f6ff · #87ae73 · #508fa7 · #633f73 · #3b1200 · #030006
#98BA86 · #A8C799 · #B9D3AD · #CBE0C0 · #DCEDD4
#6C8F5A · #537243 · #3B552C · #243B17 · #0F2204
#8DAB7D · #92A987 · #98A691
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.