Soft Sage
325-2DB · #BBC19F · LRV 51 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Soft Sage51
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Soft Sage, Really?
Soft Sage reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 325-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Sage
Soft 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Soft Sage
At LRV 51, Soft 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 Soft 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 325-2DB 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 | Recycled GlassSW 7747 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Chopped DillM380-4 · Behr | 2.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lily Pad480 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Quiet WatersP060 · Valspar | 2.2 | 48.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Quaking GrassPPG1121-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Quaking GrassPPG1121-4 · Glidden | 2.0 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Soft 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 #BBC19F in HSL space. Pair Soft Sage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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