#A8B59ESalvia (#A8B59E) is a light, muted yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 131°, lightness 0.76 and chroma 0.035. 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 | #A8B59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 181, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(94, 13%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(94, 13%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(72.1 -8.8 10.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.756 0.035 131) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Salvia shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b0b093 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#aeb69a — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#a8b59e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a8b6a0 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward greenTest Salvia 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 2.15:1 and against black 9.77:1, 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.
#ebf6e2 · #c2ceb8 · #a8b59e · #76816d · #535d4c · #333b2c
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.
#b4e3cc · #a7cfab · #a8b59e · #9ba371 · #948c5f · #8a7751
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.
#a8b59e · #789993 · #667b54 · #14645b · #314320 · #052a25
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.
#ced6c7 · #a8b59e · #8f74a2 · #47543c · #2b3622 · #131a0d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f0f7 · #a8b59e · #91968d · #5b585d · #21261d · #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.
#eff4eb · #a8b59e · #3b4334 · #1d2517 · #010500 · #a4d676
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f7eefd · #a8b59e · #a08ab0 · #674d78 · #2f1a3b · #000100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f7eefd · #a8b59e · #8d90b9 · #764865 · #202042 · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9f3ff · #a8b59e · #7997b8 · #7d474e · #3e151c · #00020b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f6fd · #a8b59e · #6a9dae · #674d78 · #3d1809 · #020005
#B4C0AB · #C0CAB9 · #CDD5C6 · #D9E0D4 · #E6EBE2
#899480 · #6B7563 · #4E5747 · #333A2D · #1A2015
#AAB4A2 · #ABB3A6 · #ADB2A9
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.