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Green Sage Light

DecoTime Green cool

DecoTime 226 Green Sage Light is a light yellow-green alcohol marker in the Green family. It sits in the mid-light value range, making it well-suited for golden tones, warm light, pollen. Cool undertones make it well-suited to shadows, skies, and atmospheric depth.

Green family Cool temperature 60% lightness
Golden tonesWarm lightPollenAutumn accentsMuted yellow
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Green Sage Light
Color Family
Green
Temperature
Cool
Lightness (HSL)
60%
Saturation (HSL)
31%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Computed lighter and darker shades from the displayed swatches. Test them on your paper before blending.

Shadow Side
232
Soft Green Perceptual L73%
174
Spring Dim Green Perceptual L74%
Current Marker
226
Green Sage Light Perceptual L75%
Highlight Side
236
Spring Green Perceptual L77%
48
Yellow Green Perceptual L79%

Works Well With

Highlights
58
Mint Green Light
+17 lightness
49
Pastel Green
+18 lightness
167
Pale Green Light
+20 lightness
59
Pale Green
+25 lightness
Shadows
172
Spectrum Green
-13 lightness
227
Green Sage
-13 lightness
243
Green Smoothie
-13 lightness
230
Greyish Green Sage Dark
-15 lightness
Analogous Colors
40
Soft Olive Green
15° hue shift
41
Olive Green
15° hue shift
44
Fresh Yellow
15° hue shift
123
Fluor. Yellow
15° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

80
Grey Violet
opposite hue
149
Lavender Mist
opposite hue
273
Blue Berry
opposite hue
281
English Lavender
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 226 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🏵️ Marigold Remembrance
Marigold flame and clay orange glow against bone tan, dark olive, and ceremonial earth brown.
Seasonal
🌿 Cottagecore
Soft sage, blush rose, cream linen — the window is open, the bread is rising, the afternoon is yours.
Seasonal
🫙 Cottage Kitchen
Sage pottery on a cream shelf — the bread is rising, the window is open, this is everything.
Cozy
🪟 Introvert Recharge
Soft blue and pale green — phone off, blanket on, social battery at zero, absolutely thriving.
Mood
🌺 Peony Afternoon
Blowsy pink blooms past their peak, petals dropping on warm stone — spring's most extravagant goodbye.
Seasonal
🌅 Fae Market at Dawn
Gossamer stalls and improbable pastels dissolving with the last stars — trade fast, ask nothing.
Magical
🧙 Midnight Cauldron
Ghoul mist and toxic lime bubble over pumpkin orange, witch violet, and midnight plum.
Seasonal
🫒 Olive Glow
Warm tan mid-tone with a green-gold vein in the undertone — builds depth without going muddy.
Skin Tones

Similar Colors in Green

166
Mignonette
mid muted green
#90A070
175
Lime Green
mid vivid green
#A0E030
229
Greyish Green Sage
mid muted yellow-green
#9AA088
43
Deep Olive Green
deep yellow-green
#4A5828
48
Yellow Green
mid green
#90D028
162
Weeds Green
dark yellow-green
#708030
164
Anise
dark yellow-green
#90B828
165
Matcha Tea
mid green
#8AA068

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