Silvered Sage
427-3DB · #B5C2BB · LRV 52 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Silvered Sage, Really?
Silvered Sage reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 427-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silvered Sage
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.
How Lighting Changes 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.
Most complaints about Silvered 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 Dutch Boy 427-3DB 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 | Niebla AzulSW 9137 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | CeladonT16-11 · Behr | 2.9 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | TranquilityAF-490 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Adieu8004-34C · Valspar | 2.0 | 52 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Aquamarine DreamPPG1135-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Aquamarine DreamPPG1135-4 · Glidden | 2.1 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
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.
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 #B5C2BB in HSL space. Pair Silvered Sage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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