Alligator Green vs Sage Green
Where Alligator Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Sage Green is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Alligator Green belongs to the beige-green family and Sage Green to the green-yellow family. Alligator Green (LRV 23) reflects noticeably more light than Sage Green (LRV 20), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Alligator Green runs yellow while Sage Green is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Alligator Green vs Sage Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Alligator Green on one side and Sage Green on the other.
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 Alligator Green comparisons
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At LRV 23 vs 6, Alligator Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 23, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 23), opening up a space where Alligator Green encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 23, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 23), opening up a space where Alligator Green encloses it.
Alligator Green reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 23, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (23 vs 13) makes Alligator Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 23, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 23, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 23, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 23, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Alligator Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 23, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 23), opening up a space where Alligator Green encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 23), opening up a space where Alligator Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 12-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Alligator Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 23, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Alligator Green reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
With LRVs of 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 23), opening up a space where Alligator Green encloses it.