Sage Green Light
Often used for its genuinely dark qualities, Sage Green Light remains a staple for Sherwin-Williams designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. We've gathered 6 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#73705E
LRV
16.04
Sage Green Light in Real Rooms
Sage Green Light has a low LRV of 16.04 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Green family, the photos below show it applied in a living room, house and kitchen cabinets.
3 Living Room Photos
Sage Green Light anchors the living room with a quiet, architectural confidence. Its depth shifts subtly through the day — cooler in the crisp morning light and significantly warmer by lamplight in the evening — making it a natural fit for a space meant for both high-energy gathering and silent unwinding. To maximize the effect, layer in natural white oak, heavy linen, and soft metallics to let the color truly breathe.
Walls in Sage Green Light establish a tranquil mood for relaxation and comfort.
@unclutteredhouse
Living room painted in Sage Green Light feels airy, bright, and inviting.
@a.searls.design
Space dressed in Sage Green Light creates a fresh, contemporary living environment.
@dianefrypan
1 House Photo
Exterior paint earns its keep over years, not months — it needs to handle bleaching summers, wet winters, and the slow shifts of a neighborhood's context. Sage Green Light has the depth and pigment quality to age gracefully through all of it.
Home exterior in Sage Green Light presents a soft, modern aesthetic.
@twolaneconcepts
2 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
Sage Green Light on cabinets gives a kitchen a sense of intentionality without the risk that comes with louder choices. It's grounded enough to feel permanent, versatile enough to work with whatever countertop material surrounds it.
Cabinetry in Sage Green Light brings light and life to kitchen spaces.
@bestinteriorndecor
Kitchen cabinets in Sage Green Light offer subtle color with timeless appeal.
@thisoldparsonage
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 70 vs 16, Roycroft Vellum is decisively the brighter choice.
Renwick Golden Oak reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (20 vs 16) makes Country Tweed the marginally brighter of the two.
Solitary Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (16 vs 13) makes Sage Green Light the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Sage Green Light the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 16, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Soulful Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dusty Heather reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lavender Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 16), opening up a space where Sage Green Light encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (16 vs 6) makes Sage Green Light the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (16 vs 4) makes Sage Green Light the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Link Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (23 vs 16) makes Mountain Road the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lauriston Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Sage Green Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sage Green Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sage Green Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sage Green Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.