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Color:
Gentle Sage


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Colors with the same hue:
Olive
Sycamore
Titanium
Peridot
Sulfur
Dark khaki
Xanthic
Cadmium yellow
Lemon
Yellow
Sunny Yellow
Straw
Sallow
Soft Yellow
Maize
Blonde
Dun
Alabaster
Soft Ivory
Lotion
Similar colors:
Sage
Smudge
Ecru
Sand
Overcast
Sallow
Lichen
Warm Gray
Oak
Khaki  
Latte
Light Olive
Limestone
Cardamom
Dust
Dark tan
Artichoke
Dark khaki
Tarnished Silver
Quiet Olive
Stone
Wan White
Palomino
Titanium
Pearl
Teak
Grullo
Beech
Vanilla
Bone
Words evoked by this color:
geographic,  wanderer,  sough,  syllogism,  bungalow,  sullivan,  sapient,  sagacious,  wisely,  wiser,  wise,  eucalyptus,  unspoiled,  nurture,  aesop,  thoughtful,  nuanced,  seldom,  seasoned,  farmhouse,  zen,  harmonious,  remedy,  restful,  cottage,  reposed,  thoughtfulness,  thoughtfully,  yoga,  grandparent,  inland,  cholla,  retreat,  acclimate,  mesquite,  llano,  artemisia,  sagebrush,  willow,  shagreen,  sassi,  arcadian,  amble,  sag,  sago,  pastoral,  bucolic,  nestled,  temperate,  peyote
Literary analysis:
When employed as a color rather than a title for a wise figure, "gentle sage" in literature tends to evoke a sense of calm, healing, and understated beauty. In one instance, the hue is intertwined with mythic imagery, suggesting that the color itself embodies restorative power and quiet dignity, as it is linked with attributes of healing in an epic verse [1]. In another example, the gentle sage color is presented as a source of comfort—a subtle, soothing presence that brings relief and tranquility to the observer [2]. Together, these uses highlight the color's ability to convey both aesthetic softness and an almost mystical quality of well-being.
  1. A thousand years had reached their close, When calmly from the ocean rose The gentle sage 205 with staff and can, Lord of the art of healing man.
    — from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki
  2. I own I have a sudden comfort from this gentle sage.
    — from Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas by Olive Tilford Dargan

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