Thornton Sage
464 · #D2D9CA · LRV 68 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Thornton Sage, Really?
Thornton Sage reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 464 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Thornton Sage
Thornton Sage is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Thornton Sage
At LRV 68, Thornton Sage is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Thornton Sage are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 464 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | WavecrestSW 9672 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Bayberry FrostHDC-CT-25 · Behr | 0.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Solstice Breeze8003-31B · Valspar | 2.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale Moss GreenPPG1121-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Soft Teagreen10GY 66/094 · Glidden | 1.4 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Frosted Needles328-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Thornton Sage within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D2D9CA in HSL space. Pair Thornton Sage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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