Light Sage (PPG 1124-4)
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Light Sage (PPG 1124-4) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Sage
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Light Sage by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Light 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 | Cascade Green | SW 0066 | 43 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Saybrook Sage | HC-114 | 45.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Jojoba | N390-3 | 46.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ballroom Dancing | 5005-4A | 44 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Light Sage (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Light Sage
Darker than Light Sage
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1124-4 |
| Hex | #B2B9A5 |
| RGB | 178, 185, 165 |
| HSL | 81°, 12%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.1, -6.1, 9.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Sage (PPG 1124-4), published as #B2B9A5
#A1AFA3
#C3C3A5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Sage (PPG 1124-4)?
- Light Sage has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Light Sage is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Light Sage in another brand?
- Saybrook Sage (BM HC-114) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Light Sage warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Light Sage as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.3; 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.