Juniper Berry Sage
90YY 59/127 · #CDCEB6 · LRV 59 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Juniper Berry Sage59
- 4Hancock Green66
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Juniper Berry Sage, Really?
Juniper Berry Sage reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 90YY 59/127 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Juniper Berry Sage
Juniper Berry 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 Juniper Berry Sage
At LRV 59, Juniper Berry Sage is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Juniper Berry 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 Glidden 90YY 59/127 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 | AcanthusSW 29 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Morning ZenS380-2 · Behr | 1.4 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Budding GreenCSP-790 · Benjamin Moore | 2.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Apple Blossom Green8003-31C · Valspar | 2.4 | 60 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Silver SagePPG1113-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Green Grove327-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Juniper Berry Sage within Glidden'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 #CDCEB6 in HSL space. Pair Juniper Berry Sage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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