Prairie Sage
90YY 52/138 · #C2C3A9 · LRV 52 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Prairie Sage52
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Prairie Sage, Really?
Prairie Sage reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 90YY 52/138 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Prairie Sage
Prairie 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 Prairie Sage
At LRV 52, Prairie 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 Prairie 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 52/138 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 | 2.4 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Balance GreenS360-3 · Behr | 1.4 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Spanish Olive1509 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | UnderstoryT638 · Valspar | 1.3 | 55.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Side KickPPG1126-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Recycled GlassHGSW 7747 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Prairie 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 #C2C3A9 in HSL space. Pair Prairie Sage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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