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DUTCH BOY · 427-3DB

Dutch Boy Silvered Sage#B5C2BB · LRV 52

Silvered Sage reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dutch Boy 427-3DB actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DUTCH BOY SILVERED SAGE
RGB 181, 194, 187 LRV 52

Color spec

Brand Dutch Boy
Name Silvered Sage
SKU 427-3DB
Hex #B5C2BB
RGB 181, 194, 187
HSL 148°, 10%, 74%
LRV 52
Undertone green / cool
Family Gray

About Dutch Boy Silvered Sage

At LRV 52, Silvered 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.

Silvered 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.6
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6297 · #B6C4BD · ΔE 0.6 · LRV 49
DE6304 · #B6C5C1 · ΔE 1.69 · LRV 50
DE6290 · #BCC4BD · ΔE 2.2 · LRV 50
DE6311 · #B7C0BE · ΔE 3.16 · LRV 48
DEC782 · #B9C3B3 · ΔE 3.89 · LRV 49

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.93
All gray at Valspar →
T645 · #B7C5BF · ΔE 0.93 · LRV 53.6
8004-34C · #B7C1BD · ΔE 2 · LRV 52
T635 · #B5C6BC · ΔE 2.22 · LRV 53.8
T675 · #B9C2BE · ΔE 2.34 · LRV 52.8
T678 · #BDC2BC · ΔE 3.52 · LRV 52.9

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.19
All gray at Kompozit →
0476 · #BAC5BE · ΔE 1.19 · LRV 54
0489 · #B6C3C1 · ΔE 2.46 · LRV 53
0448 · #BDC3BD · ΔE 3.11 · LRV 54
0483 · #AFC2C1 · ΔE 3.37 · LRV 52
0470 · #ABC1BD · ΔE 3.42 · LRV 50

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.28
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-740 · #B7C6BE · ΔE 1.28 · LRV 54
AF-490 · #BBC3BB · ΔE 2.11 · LRV 53
CSP-730 · #BBC3BB · ΔE 2.11 · LRV 53
696 · #B1C1B5 · ΔE 2.61 · LRV 50
459 · #B3C2B5 · ΔE 2.79 · LRV 52

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All gray at Behr →
Dew
HDC-NT-25 · #B1BEB9 · ΔE 1.37 · LRV 50
MQ6-18 · #B4BFB5 · ΔE 1.66 · LRV 50
790E-3 · #B4C0BE · ΔE 2.56 · LRV 51
780F-4 · #AFC0BE · ΔE 2.72 · LRV 51
T16-11 · #BAC0B8 · ΔE 2.9 · LRV 52

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.99
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-959 · #B6C4C1 · ΔE 1.99 · LRV 53
C2-989 · #BBC4C0 · ΔE 2.46 · LRV 54
BD16 · #B8BFB5 · ΔE 2.72 · LRV 51
C2-977 · #B7C5C4 · ΔE 3.03 · LRV 54
C2-701 · #ACC4B9 · ΔE 4.35 · LRV 52

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.42
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1135-4 · #B3C4B9 · ΔE 2.42 · LRV 53
PPG1134-4 · #B3C5B9 · ΔE 2.99 · LRV 53
PPG1138-3 · #AFC6BF · ΔE 3.57 · LRV 53
PPG1039-2 · #B9BFBF · ΔE 5.01 · LRV 51
PPG10-15 · #BCC1C1 · ΔE 5.36 · LRV 53

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.84
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0448 · #BEC5BF · ΔE 2.84 · LRV 55
0470 · #B1C6C1 · ΔE 2.99 · LRV 53
0483 · #B5C5C4 · ΔE 3.05 · LRV 54
0701 · #AAC5BB · ΔE 5.05 · LRV 52
0525 · #BABDBD · ΔE 6.14 · LRV 50

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.05
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-10 · #C1CAC5 · ΔE 3.05 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09 · #C1C3C0 · ΔE 5.59 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-37 · #B1C6CA · ΔE 5.67 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-73 · #ADBECB · ΔE 9.75 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-13 · #C2B8B2 · ΔE 11.48 · LRV 49

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.09
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-06 · #B9BFB5 · ΔE 3.09 · LRV 51
JG-63 · #AFBCAF · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 48
JG-56 · #BEC3B2 · ΔE 5.07 · LRV 53
JG-123 · #BBBDB9 · ΔE 5.3 · LRV 50
JG-76 · #AEC8CA · ΔE 5.73 · LRV 55

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.26
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 22 · #B5BBB4 · ΔE 3.26 · LRV 49
NO. 266 · #BEC1B3 · ΔE 4.88 · LRV 52
NO. 27 · #B2BFC5 · ΔE 6.7 · LRV 51
NO. 242 · #C3C1BB · ΔE 6.94 · LRV 53
NO. 275 · #C0BCB3 · ΔE 7.7 · LRV 50

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.41
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6205 · #BEC3BB · ΔE 3.41 · LRV 54
SW 9652 · #B8BFB1 · ΔE 3.74 · LRV 51
SW 9137 · #B6C3C4 · ΔE 4.03 · LRV 53
SW 9633 · #B6C3C4 · ΔE 4.03 · LRV 53
SW 6233 · #B8BEBE · ΔE 5.03 · LRV 51

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.3
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 7.3 · LRV 41
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 10.06 · LRV 65
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 10.86 · LRV 51
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 19 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 22.65 · LRV 53

Similar Dutch Boy colors

closest in the Dutch Boy deck

The nearest shades to Silvered Sage within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

425-2DB · LRV 52
434-2DB · LRV 52
436-3DB · LRV 51
428-3DB · LRV 54
333-3DB · LRV 52
330-3DB · LRV 50

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B5C2BB in HSL space. Pair Silvered Sage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B5C2BB + #C2B5BC
TRIADIC
#B5C2BB · #BBB5C2 · #C2BBB5
ANALOGOUS
#B6C2B5 · #B5C2BB · #B5C2C2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.84:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.4:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Dutch Boy Silvered Sage Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Silvered Sage from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dutch Boy 427-3DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Silvered Sage

The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Silvered Sage is Patina Creek (DE6297). At ΔE 0.6 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool green undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 49 vs 52). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Patina Creek and you'll get the same color. See the full Patina Creek swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Silvered Sage

C2 Paint's nearest match is Bel Canto (C2-959), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.99). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 52) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Silvered Sage without repainting risk. See the full Bel Canto swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Silvered Sage

At Valspar, the closest color to Silvered Sage is Adieu (8004-34C) — very close at ΔE 2, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 52) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Adieu swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Silvered Sage

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Silvered Sage is Tranquility (AF-490) — very close at ΔE 2.11, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 52) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Tranquility swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Silvered Sage

At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Silvered Sage is Aquamarine Dream (PPG1135-4) — very close at ΔE 2.42, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 52) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Aquamarine Dream swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Silvered Sage

At Kompozit, the closest color to Silvered Sage is Whirlwind (0489) — very close at ΔE 2.46, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 52) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Whirlwind swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Silvered Sage

At Behr, the closest color to Silvered Sage is Celadon (T16-11) — very close at ΔE 2.9, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 52) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Celadon swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Silvered Sage

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Silvered Sage is Dreaming of the Day (0470) — very close at ΔE 2.99, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 52) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dreaming of the Day swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Silvered Sage

At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Silvered Sage is Americana Egg (JG-06) — very close at ΔE 3.09, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 52) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Americana Egg swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Silvered Sage

Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Silvered Sage. The nearest is Niebla Azul (SW 9137) at ΔE 4.03 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 52). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Niebla Azul swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Silvered Sage

Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Silvered Sage. The nearest is Mizzle (NO. 266) at ΔE 4.88 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 52). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Mizzle swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Silvered Sage

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Silvered Sage — the nearest deck color, Motor City (PNT100-LT-09), is clearly different (ΔE 5.59). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 427-3DB instead. See the full Motor City swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Silvered Sage

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Silvered Sage — the nearest deck color, Lost in the 80s (BD-LO), is clearly different (ΔE 10.86). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 427-3DB instead. See the full Lost in the 80s swatch →

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