Soft Sage vs Clay Figurine
Where Soft Sage belongs to Sherwin-Williams's range, Clay Figurine is a Valspar color. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Clay Figurine (LRV 54) reflects noticeably more light than Soft Sage (LRV 50), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Soft Sage vs Clay Figurine in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Soft Sage and Clay Figurine are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Clay Figurine gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Clay Figurine reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Soft Sage vs Clay Figurine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Soft Sage on one side and Clay Figurine 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 Soft Sage comparisons
See how Soft Sage stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 50), opening up a space where Soft Sage encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 50 vs 30, Soft Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soft Sage reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Soft Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Soft Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 50, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 50), opening up a space where Soft Sage encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 50), opening up a space where Soft Sage encloses it.
Soft Sage reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Soft Sage reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 50), opening up a space where Soft Sage encloses it.
Soft Sage reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Soft Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 50 vs 31, Soft Sage is decisively the brighter choice.