Nickel vs Saybrook Sage
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Nickel belongs to the blue-grey family and Saybrook Sage to the grey family. Saybrook Sage (LRV 45) reflects noticeably more light than Nickel (LRV 39), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Nickel runs blue while Saybrook Sage is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 16.4, 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.
Nickel vs Saybrook Sage in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Nickel 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.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Nickel vs Saybrook Sage Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nickel 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.
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