Clary Sage (SW 6178)
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Clary Sage (SW 6178) is a medium, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Clary Sage
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Clary Sage by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Clary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Estate Sale | CSP-795 | 40.9 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Sage Wisdom | MQ6-27 | 41.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Tea Leaves | 5004-1C | 37 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Photo Gray | 1029-4 | 41 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Clary Sage (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Clary Sage
Darker than Clary Sage
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6178 |
| Hex | #ACAD97 |
| RGB | 172, 173, 151 |
| HSL | 63°, 12%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.1, -4.3, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Clary Sage (SW 6178), published as #ACAD97
#9CA395
#BDB797
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Clary Sage (SW 6178)?
- Clary Sage has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Clary Sage is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Clary Sage in another brand?
- Photo Gray (PPG 1029-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Clary Sage warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Clary Sage as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.