Thornton Sage (BM 464)
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Thornton Sage (BM 464) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.3, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Thornton Sage
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Thornton Sage by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Thornton Sage, 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 | Wavecrest | SW 9672 | 69 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Flora | N390-2 | 64.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Aspiration | 5004-1A | 67 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Castaway | 1129-3 | 64 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Thornton Sage (LRV 66.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Thornton Sage
Darker than Thornton Sage
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 464 |
| Hex | #D2D9CA |
| RGB | 210, 217, 202 |
| HSL | 88°, 16%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.8, -5.0, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Thornton Sage (BM 464), published as #D2D9CA
#C0CFC8
#E4E3CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Thornton Sage (BM 464)?
- Thornton Sage has an LRV of 66.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Thornton Sage is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Thornton Sage in another brand?
- Flora (Behr N390-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Thornton Sage warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Thornton Sage as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.