Hint of Mauve vs Saybrook Sage
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Hint of Mauve belongs to the beige-pink family and Saybrook Sage to the grey family. Saybrook Sage (LRV 45) reflects noticeably more light than Hint of Mauve (LRV 42), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Hint of Mauve runs red while Saybrook Sage is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.8, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hint of Mauve vs Saybrook Sage in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Hint of Mauve 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Hint of Mauve vs Saybrook Sage Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hint of Mauve on one side and Saybrook Sage 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 Hint of Mauve comparisons
See how Hint of Mauve stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 42, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 42), opening up a space where Hint of Mauve encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 6, Hint of Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hint of Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 42), opening up a space where Hint of Mauve encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 42, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 27, Hint of Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hint of Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 42, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 13, Hint of Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 42), opening up a space where Hint of Mauve encloses it.
Hint of Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 42, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 42, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 42, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Hint of Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 42, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 42), opening up a space where Hint of Mauve encloses it.
Hint of Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Hint of Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hint of Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Hint of Mauve reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 42), opening up a space where Hint of Mauve encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 42), opening up a space where Hint of Mauve encloses it.