Sage Green Light (SW 2851)
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Sage Green Light (SW 2851) is a very deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sage Green Light
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sage Green Light by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sage Green Light, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Sharkskin | 2139-30 | 16.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Amazon River | BXC-20 | 17.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | City Arboretum | 6006-4C | 14 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Organic | 1029-6 | 17 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Sage Green Light (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Sage Green Light
Darker than Sage Green Light
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2851 |
| Hex | #73705E |
| RGB | 115, 112, 94 |
| HSL | 51°, 10%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.0, -2.2, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sage Green Light (SW 2851), published as #73705E
#64675D
#82795E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sage Green Light (SW 2851)?
- Sage Green Light has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sage Green Light is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sage Green Light in another brand?
- Organic (PPG 1029-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sage Green Light warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sage Green Light as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; 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.