Blue Gossamer vs Saybrook Sage

Blue GossamerBehrvsSaybrook SageBenjamin MooreΔE 19.7Distinct difference

Blue Gossamer is a Behr color while Saybrook Sage comes from Benjamin Moore. Hue-wise, Blue Gossamer belongs to the blue family and Saybrook Sage to the grey family. At LRV 66 vs 45, Blue Gossamer will read as the brighter of the two — a 21-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Blue Gossamer's blue character against Saybrook Sage's green — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 19.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Blue Gossamer vs Saybrook Sage in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blue Gossamer and Saybrook Sage in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Living Room

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Blue Gossamer returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Blue GossamerBehr Blue Gossamer living room interior

Visualization

Saybrook SageBenjamin Moore HC-114 living room color

@laurengent_realtor

Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Blue Gossamer will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Saybrook Sage would.

Blue GossamerBehr Blue Gossamer bedroom

Visualization

Saybrook SageBenjamin Moore HC-114 bedroom color review

@the.willow.tree.design

Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Blue Gossamer will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Saybrook Sage would.

Blue GossamerBehr Blue Gossamer bathroom

Visualization

Saybrook SageBenjamin Moore Saybrook Sage bathroom color

@dd_design_decor

House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Blue Gossamer will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Saybrook Sage would.

Blue GossamerBehr Blue Gossamer victorian house interior

Visualization

Saybrook SageBenjamin Moore HC-114 house exterior paint review

@barrydownepaint

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Blue Gossamer will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Saybrook Sage would.

Blue GossamerBehr Blue Gossamer kitchen cabinets

Visualization

Saybrook SageSaybrook Sage kitchen cabinets color review

@kylestarkpainting

Color Details

Blue Gossamer
Behr · MQ3-60
Hex#cdd7df
LRV66.4
BrandBehr
NumberMQ3-60
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessLight
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore · HC-114
Hex#B1B7A2
LRV45.5
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberHC-114
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Blue Gossamer vs Saybrook Sage Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Gossamer on one side and Saybrook Sage on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Blue Gossamer comparisons

See how Blue Gossamer stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Blue Gossamer
White Dove
Blue Gossamer
White Dove
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Blue Gossamer encloses it.

Blue Gossamer
Ammonite
Blue Gossamer
Ammonite
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Blue Gossamer
Iron Ore
Blue Gossamer
Iron Ore
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

Blue Gossamer reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Blue Gossamer
Purbeck Stone
Blue Gossamer
Purbeck Stone
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 52, Blue Gossamer is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Gossamer
Evergreen Fog
Blue Gossamer
Evergreen Fog
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 30, Blue Gossamer is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Gossamer
Mizzle
Blue Gossamer
Mizzle
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Blue Gossamer reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.

Blue Gossamer
Agreeable Gray
Blue Gossamer
Agreeable Gray
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Blue Gossamer the marginally brighter of the two.

Blue Gossamer
Accessible Beige
Blue Gossamer
Accessible Beige
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

Blue Gossamer reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Blue Gossamer
Denim Drift
Blue Gossamer
Denim Drift
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

Blue Gossamer reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

Blue Gossamer
French Gray
Blue Gossamer
French Gray
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 43, Blue Gossamer is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Gossamer
Naval
Blue Gossamer
Naval
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 66 vs 4, Blue Gossamer is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Gossamer
Tranquil Dawn
Blue Gossamer
Tranquil Dawn
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

Blue Gossamer reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Blue Gossamer
Bancha
Blue Gossamer
Bancha
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Blue Gossamer reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Blue Gossamer
Hardwick White
Blue Gossamer
Hardwick White
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

Blue Gossamer reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Blue Gossamer
Pure White
Blue Gossamer
Pure White
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Gossamer
Artichoke
Blue Gossamer
Artichoke
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 66 vs 21, Blue Gossamer is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Gossamer
Balboa Mist
Blue Gossamer
Balboa Mist
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Blue Gossamer
Shoji White
Blue Gossamer
Shoji White
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Blue Gossamer
Snowbound
Blue Gossamer
Snowbound
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Blue Gossamer encloses it.

Blue Gossamer
Pewter Green
Blue Gossamer
Pewter Green
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

Blue Gossamer reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Blue Gossamer
Skimming Stone
Blue Gossamer
Skimming Stone
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Blue Gossamer
Dix Blue
Blue Gossamer
Dix Blue
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

At LRV 66 vs 41, Blue Gossamer is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Gossamer
Calamine
Blue Gossamer
Calamine
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Blue Gossamer
Treron
Blue Gossamer
Treron
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

At LRV 66 vs 25, Blue Gossamer is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Gossamer
Vintage Vogue
Blue Gossamer
Vintage Vogue
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

Blue Gossamer reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Blue Gossamer
Pale Green
Blue Gossamer
Pale Green
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

At LRV 66 vs 31, Blue Gossamer is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Gossamer
Pine Needle
Blue Gossamer
Pine Needle
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 7, Blue Gossamer is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Gossamer
Cement grey
Blue Gossamer
Cement grey
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

At LRV 66 vs 24, Blue Gossamer is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Gossamer
Guilford Green
Blue Gossamer
Guilford Green
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Blue Gossamer the marginally brighter of the two.

Blue Gossamer
Just Walnut
Blue Gossamer
Just Walnut
Behr
Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · LRV 66

A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.