The Sage green color is a calming and cool green color. But there’s also the fact that the perfect shade of sage to go with your painting is not going to show up on your color palette on its own! You are going to have to make it yourself.
In this article, I will be discussing the colors that you need to mix to get the perfect color of sage green. Keep reading till the end of the article to find out more information on the same!
Colors To Mix For Making Sage Green
Now you might be wondering what the colors are that make Sage Green! Well, there are a lot of different types of methods that make the color Sage Green. They are:
1. Mixing The Colors Blue, Yellow & Gray
Here is a list of steps that you need to follow to make the Sage Green color by following this method:
- Step 1
You are going to have to mix two colors – yellow and blue in ratios 2:1 to make a basic green color at first.
- Step 2
Next, you are going to have to add three parts of the color yellow to the ‘basic green’ color that you made earlier. The amount of color yellow should be equal in parts to the amount of green you made before.
Make sure that you are mixing the colors thoroughly up and until the colors are fully blended.
- Step 3
Next, you need to separate a blob of the colors white and gray in ratios 3:1. The size of each part should be equal to how you made your grass green color earlier. The result of this mixture is going to be a very light-medium light gray color.
- Step 4
Now you need to stir both the grass green color that you achieved earlier and the gray for creating a sage green paint. Keep adding small amounts of gray color to the mixture till you get your desired sage green aesthetic shade.
Make sure to read till the end of this article to find out even more ways of making the color sage green!
2. Altering Different Green Shades
Here is a list of steps that you need to follow to make the Sage Green color by following this method:
- Step 1
You need to select the green color paint, amongst the lot you have – and that closely resembles sage green color.
- Step 2
Keep adding one drop of red color at a time to turn the paint into sage. Because red is considered to be the complementary color to that of green, it is going to bring out the sage color, by pushing the color to the gray-brown area.
- Step 3
Next, you can try adjusting the brightness of the achieved sage color with either white or black paint. If you want to achieve a lighter tone then opt for the color white and for darker, opt for black.
Tip: Now you might be wondering “What colors go with sage green”? The sage green color matches well with cream, taupe, brown, mustard yellow, and gray.
3. Mixing The Colors Blue, Red and Yellow
Here is a list of steps that you need to follow to make the Sage Green color by following this method:
- Step 1
First, you are going to have to mix the colors yellow and blue in a ratio of 2:1 to make a basic green color. Make sure that you are mixing the color blob thoroughly so that the color gets mixed evenly.
- Step 2
Start adding the color red drop by drop, to create a sage color. Red is the opposite color of green in the color wheel. Hence, as and when you start adding red, the color is going to start to turn brownish or green-grayish.
Keep adding the color red bit by bit till you achieve the desired shade of sage.
- Step 3
If you see that your sage color is appearing a bit too red or brown then you can try balancing it out by adding even more green to the mix of color blob. After you get the shade of sage, you can lighten it by mixing some white paint. If you want it to be a bit darker then add some black color to the mix.
Tip: Unrelated but sage green wallpaper for home decor looks cool! The same applies to sage green dress as well. It is a very versatile and soothing color.
Most Importantly: Do Not Forget To Experiment!
There are a lot of different types of hues and shades of sage that you are going to get all depending upon the ratios and proportions of colors that you play with!
There are a lot of possible color results here and I would suggest you keep experimenting till you find one that has your heart.
Tip: If the mixture has turned a bit darker than what you originally intended for the sage shade to be then you can make use of white color to revert it back.
To Wrap It Up!
Make sure to use a bigger palette so that you can mix all of the different colors right in one place. Also, the fact remains that a color is only relative to what it is kept next to. Hence, you need to be careful when mixing the colors. Keep in mind the place where you are going to do the mixing – the room, environment, and the external colors that you surround yourself with.
Thank you for reading this article up till here. I hope you found the information regarding the ways of getting sage green color useful.
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