Light Silver Sage
90YY 73/040 · #E0DED7 · LRV 73 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Light Silver Sage, Really?
Light Silver Sage reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 90YY 73/040 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Light Silver Sage
Light Silver 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Light Silver Sage
At LRV 73, Light Silver 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 Light Silver 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 73/040 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 | Eider WhiteSW 7014 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Abalone ShellPWN-63 · Behr | 1.2 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sheep's Wool857 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Blizzard Fog7006-18 · Valspar | 1.0 | 73.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SeagullPPG14-03 · PPG / Glidden | 0.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blanched Fuchsia347-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Light Silver 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 #E0DED7 in HSL space. Pair Light Silver Sage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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