Saybrook Sage (BM HC-114) vs Salisbury Green (BM HC-139)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 45.5 vs 46.4.
- Warmer
- About the same (Lab b* 10.0 vs 10.0). Saybrook Sage reads green-gray; Salisbury Green reads green.
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 70.2 vs 69.4 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Mascarpone BM AF-20, #F8F7E8, LRV 89: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.8, very close. At 1.8, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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More comparisons with Saybrook Sage
Saybrook Sage (BM HC-114) is about as light as Salisbury Green (BM HC-139) and about as warm: LRV 45.5 vs 46.4, deltaE 1.8 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Saybrook Sage | Salisbury Green | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-114 | HC-139 | |
| Hex | #B1B7A2 | #B0BAA4 | |
| RGB | 177, 183, 162 | 176, 186, 164 | |
| HSL | 77°, 13%, 68% | 87°, 14%, 69% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45.5 | 46.4 | −0.9 |
| Lab L* | 73.4 | 74.2 | −0.8 |
| Lab a* | -5.9 | -7.5 | +1.6 |
| Lab b* | 10.0 | 10.0 | −0.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Green | Cool Green | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Green | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Saybrook Sage (BM HC-114), published as #B1B7A2
#A0ADA0
#C2C1A2
Salisbury Green (BM HC-139), published as #B0BAA4
#9FB0A2
#C1C4A4
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Salisbury Green (BM HC-139) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.9 LRV points lighter (46.4 vs 45.5), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Saybrook Sage in other brands
Closest matches to Salisbury Green in other brands
Common questions
- Is Saybrook Sage the same color as Salisbury Green?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.8. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Saybrook Sage and Salisbury Green.
- Which is lighter, Saybrook Sage or Salisbury Green?
- Salisbury Green, with an LRV of 46.4 against 45.5.
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Sources: Saybrook Sage: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Salisbury Green: 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.