Sage Wisdom (Behr MQ6-27)
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Sage Wisdom (Behr MQ6-27) is a medium, warm green from Behr: LRV 41.2, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sage Wisdom
Four Behr colors picked for Sage Wisdom by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sage Wisdom, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Clary Sage | SW 6178 | 41 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cheyenne Green | 1502 | 39.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Carriage House | 6003-1C | 43 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Photo Gray | 1029-4 | 41 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Sage Wisdom (LRV 41.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sage Wisdom
Darker than Sage Wisdom
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ6-27 |
| Hex | #AFAD96 |
| RGB | 175, 173, 150 |
| HSL | 55°, 14%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.3, -3.3, 12.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sage Wisdom (Behr MQ6-27), published as #AFAD96
#9FA394
#C0B796
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sage Wisdom (Behr MQ6-27)?
- Sage Wisdom has an LRV of 41.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sage Wisdom is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sage Wisdom in another brand?
- Photo Gray (PPG 1029-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sage Wisdom warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sage Wisdom as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.