Pale Green vs Light Sage paint color comparison

Pale Green vs Light Sage

Pale GreenJotunvsLight SagePPGΔE 2.9Subtle difference

Pale Green is a Jotun color while Light Sage comes from PPG. Hue-wise, Pale Green belongs to the green-greige family and Light Sage to the green-grey family. With LRVs of 48 and 46, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.9, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.

Color Details

Pale Green
Jotun · 8478
Hex#babaa5
LRV47.7
BrandJotun
Number8478
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Light Sage
PPG · PPG1124-4
Hex#b2b9a5
LRV46.0
BrandPPG
NumberPPG1124-4
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium

Pale Green vs Light Sage Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Green on one side and Light 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 Pale Green comparisons

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

White Dove
White Dove
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

At LRV 83 vs 48, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Ammonite
Ammonite
Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 48), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Iron Ore
Pale Green
Iron Ore
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

At LRV 48 vs 6, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Purbeck Stone
Purbeck Stone
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Evergreen Fog
Pale Green
Evergreen Fog
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Mizzle
Mizzle
Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.

Agreeable Gray
Pale Green
Agreeable Gray
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 48), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Accessible Beige
Pale Green
Accessible Beige
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

A 10-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.

Denim Drift
Denim Drift
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

At LRV 48 vs 27, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.

French Gray
French Gray
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Naval
Pale Green
Naval
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Tranquil Dawn
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.

Bancha
Bancha
Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

At LRV 48 vs 13, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Hardwick White
Hardwick White
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.

Pure White
Pale Green
Pure White
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 48), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Artichoke
Pale Green
Artichoke
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Balboa Mist
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoji White
Pale Green
Shoji White
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

At LRV 74 vs 48, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Snowbound
Pale Green
Snowbound
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 48, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Pewter Green
Pale Green
Pewter Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

At LRV 48 vs 12, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Skimming Stone
Skimming Stone
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

At LRV 68 vs 48, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Dix Blue
Dix Blue
Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Calamine
Calamine
Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Treron
Treron
Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

At LRV 48 vs 12, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Saybrook Sage vs Pale Green
Saybrook Sage
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Pale Green
Pale Green
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Pine Needle
Pine Needle
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Cement grey
Pale Green
Cement grey
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Guilford Green
Pale Green
Jotun
Pale Green
8478 · LRV 48

Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.