Thornton Sage vs Livid
Thornton Sage is a Benjamin Moore color while Livid comes from Little Greene. Hue-wise, Thornton Sage belongs to the green-yellow family and Livid to the blue-green family. Thornton Sage has an LRV of 66. They share a green quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 35.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Thornton Sage vs Livid in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Thornton Sage and Livid 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 amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Thornton Sage vs Livid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Thornton Sage on one side and Livid 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 Thornton Sage comparisons
See how Thornton Sage stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Thornton Sage encloses it.
Thornton Sage reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Thornton Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Thornton Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Thornton Sage reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Thornton Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Thornton Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Thornton Sage reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Thornton Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 4, Thornton Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Thornton Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Thornton Sage reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Thornton Sage reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 21, Thornton Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Thornton Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Thornton Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Thornton Sage reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Thornton Sage reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 41, Thornton Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Thornton Sage reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Thornton Sage reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Thornton Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 7, Thornton Sage is decisively the brighter choice.