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HIRSHFIELD'S · 0402

Hirshfield's Sabo Garden#978D59 · LRV 27

Sabo Garden reads as a yellow / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Hirshfield's 0402 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

HIRSHFIELD'S SABO GARDEN
RGB 151, 141, 89 LRV 27

Color spec

Brand Hirshfield's
Name Sabo Garden
SKU 0402
Hex #978D59
RGB 151, 141, 89
HSL 50°, 26%, 47%
LRV 27
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Hirshfield's Sabo Garden

Sabo Garden sits in the mid-range at LRV 27, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Sabo Garden is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6417 · #9C9152 · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 28
SW 6424 · #95945C · ΔE 3.65 · LRV 28
SW 9533 · #9E8E6C · ΔE 5.9 · LRV 28
SW 2815 · #97896A · ΔE 6.31 · LRV 25
SW 6431 · #88915D · ΔE 6.46 · LRV 26

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.19
All neutral at Behr →
S320-6 · #988D4F · ΔE 2.19 · LRV 26
350F-6 · #9E914F · ΔE 3.35 · LRV 28
PPU9-03 · #958C45 · ΔE 3.99 · LRV 26
PPU9-3 · #958C45 · ΔE 3.99 · LRV 26
N290-6 · #9F864D · ΔE 5.49 · LRV 25

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.67
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
532 · #908D55 · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 26
516 · #988B65 · ΔE 3.96 · LRV 26
2148-20 · #9D8752 · ΔE 4.5 · LRV 25
230 · #A08B5F · ΔE 4.9 · LRV 26
251 · #A58B54 · ΔE 5.64 · LRV 27

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.72
All neutral at Valspar →
8003-28E · #9C955F · ΔE 2.72 · LRV 29
6007-4B · #98895D · ΔE 3.03 · LRV 25.2
6002-4B · #908E62 · ΔE 3.51 · LRV 26.2
P095 · #8B8E4F · ΔE 4.91 · LRV 25.5
6008-4B · #A18D65 · ΔE 5.44 · LRV 27.6

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.95
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1111-5 · #9C9061 · ΔE 1.95 · LRV 28
FLLW144 · #8D8752 · ΔE 2.83 · LRV 24
PPG11-06 · #9D8A51 · ΔE 3.32 · LRV 26
PPG1112-6 · #9F9067 · ΔE 3.94 · LRV 28
PPG1115-6 · #8D8E65 · ΔE 4.91 · LRV 26

Glidden

3,101 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.47
All neutral at Glidden →
50YY 26/289 · #9B8D59 · ΔE 1.47 · LRV 26
PPG1111-5 · #9C8F60 · ΔE 1.99 · LRV 28
PPG11-06 · #9D8A50 · ΔE 3.37 · LRV 26
PPG1112-6 · #9E8F66 · ΔE 3.82 · LRV 28
PPG1115-6 · #8C8E65 · ΔE 5.23 · LRV 26

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.52
All neutral at Dutch Boy →
322-5DB · #9C8B55 · ΔE 2.52 · LRV 26
223-5DB · #988E45 · ΔE 4.25 · LRV 27
321-6DB · #998861 · ΔE 4.76 · LRV 25
226-5DB · #8E945A · ΔE 5.59 · LRV 28
220-6DB · #A68956 · ΔE 6.89 · LRV 27
HGSW 2223 · #9C9152 · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 28
HGSW 6417 · #9C9152 · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 28
HGSW 2233 · #95945C · ΔE 3.65 · LRV 28
HGSW 6424 · #95945C · ΔE 3.65 · LRV 28
HGSW 2243 · #88915D · ΔE 6.46 · LRV 26

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.7
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5502 · #9B8E54 · ΔE 1.7 · LRV 26
DE5495 · #9C9463 · ΔE 2.51 · LRV 27
DE6188 · #9A8557 · ΔE 4.97 · LRV 23
DE5537 · #8B8D63 · ΔE 5.11 · LRV 24
DE5565 · #898E58 · ΔE 5.2 · LRV 24

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.8
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-52 · #9C9878 · ΔE 6.8 · LRV 31
JG-53 · #8F8D79 · ΔE 9.59 · LRV 26
JG-152 · #A8875F · ΔE 9.85 · LRV 26
JG-57 · #979A82 · ΔE 10.16 · LRV 31
JG-08 · #768D6E · ΔE 13.13 · LRV 24

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.76
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 13 · #8E8D6F · ΔE 6.76 · LRV 26
NO. 41 · #99896E · ΔE 8.13 · LRV 26
NO. 287 · #919F70 · ΔE 9.4 · LRV 32
NO. 40 · #958975 · ΔE 9.94 · LRV 26
NO. 292 · #8C8C7A · ΔE 10.55 · LRV 26

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
0402 · #9A925F · ΔE 1.76 · LRV 28
0366 · #948866 · ΔE 5.12 · LRV 25
0409 · #95976A · ΔE 5.4 · LRV 30
0346 · #988C6D · ΔE 5.93 · LRV 27
0304 · #A28B63 · ΔE 6.4 · LRV 27

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.02
All neutral at Rodda →
R051 · #9D8B51 · ΔE 3.02 · LRV 27
CA162 · #90896E · ΔE 6.99 · LRV 25
R064 · #8C896D · ΔE 7.08 · LRV 25
CA150 · #9A8A6E · ΔE 7.76 · LRV 26
CA144 · #9C8973 · ΔE 10.89 · LRV 26

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.84
All neutral at C2 Paint →
C2-664 · #988D5C · ΔE 0.84 · LRV 26
BD81 · #8E9468 · ΔE 6.28 · LRV 28
C2-888 · #9A8C72 · ΔE 8.03 · LRV 27
BD36 · #A58A65 · ΔE 8.47 · LRV 27
C2-632 · #A58865 · ΔE 9.66 · LRV 27

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.1
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-64 · #9FA47B · ΔE 9.1 · LRV 35
PNT100-DP-59 · #C29F68 · ΔE 11.19 · LRV 37
PNT100-DP-52 · #8C8479 · ΔE 13.41 · LRV 23
PNT100-MD-14 · #91928C · ΔE 15.31 · LRV 28
PNT100-MD-16 · #7B8082 · ΔE 20.14 · LRV 21

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.42
All neutral at Portola Paints →
BOND STREET · #968F7B · ΔE 9.42 · LRV 28
BRONSON · #999985 · ΔE 10.69 · LRV 31
BANDELIER · #BC8C64 · ΔE 14.74 · LRV 30
MIEL · #A77856 · ΔE 16.13 · LRV 22
FLEUR · #AF8675 · ΔE 19.22 · LRV 27

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.46
All neutral at Annie Sloan →
CHATEAU GREY · #A49C77 · ΔE 6.46 · LRV 33
FIRLE · #969C3B · ΔE 9.48 · LRV 31
FRENCH LINEN · #A79D84 · ΔE 9.7 · LRV 34
COCO · #8C7D66 · ΔE 10.52 · LRV 21
PROVENCE · #79A29A · ΔE 21.63 · LRV 32

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.79
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-OS · #7E7C5C · ΔE 8.79 · LRV 18
BD-CT · #A89E8A · ΔE 11.47 · LRV 33
BD-AN · #A89886 · ΔE 12.68 · LRV 33
BD-HF · #7C8478 · ΔE 14.62 · LRV 22
BD-PW · #7C8E97 · ΔE 24.62 · LRV 27

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.19
All neutral at Rust-Oleum →
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 12.19 · LRV 38
391446 · #958E86 · ΔE 14.53 · LRV 27
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 14.58 · LRV 29
398640 · #CE834C · ΔE 19.8 · LRV 30
371675 · #8CA8A9 · ΔE 23.09 · LRV 36

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 0
All neutral at Kompozit →
0402 · #978D59 · ΔE 0 · LRV 26
0332 · #9D8D67 · ΔE 4.7 · LRV 27
0409 · #919365 · ΔE 4.77 · LRV 28
0304 · #9E865E · ΔE 6.84 · LRV 25
0283 · #A18A64 · ΔE 6.85 · LRV 27

Similar Hirshfield's colors

closest in the Hirshfield's deck

The nearest shades to Sabo Garden within Hirshfield's's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

0409 · LRV 28
0332 · LRV 28
0304 · LRV 26
0283 · LRV 27
0290 · LRV 27
0346 · LRV 25

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #978D59 in HSL space. Pair Sabo Garden with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#978D59 + #596397
TRIADIC
#978D59 · #59978D · #8D5997
ANALOGOUS
#976E59 · #978D59 · #829759

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.35:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
6.27:1 AA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Hirshfield's Sabo Garden Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Sabo Garden from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Hirshfield's 0402 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Sabo Garden

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Sabo Garden is Tupelo Tree (SW 6417) — very close at ΔE 2.68, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 28 vs 27) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Tupelo Tree swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Sabo Garden

At Behr, the closest color to Sabo Garden is Garden Salt Green (S320-6) — very close at ΔE 2.19, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 26 vs 27) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Garden Salt Green swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Sabo Garden

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Sabo Garden is Winding Vines (532) — very close at ΔE 2.67, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 26 vs 27) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Winding Vines swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Sabo Garden

Valspar has no exact twin of Sabo Garden. The nearest is Garden of Paradise (6002-4B) at ΔE 3.51 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 26.2 vs 27). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Garden of Paradise swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Sabo Garden

At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Sabo Garden is Safari Scene (PPG11-06) — very close at ΔE 3.32, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 26 vs 27) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Safari Scene swatch →

Glidden Equivalent of Sabo Garden

Glidden's nearest match is Vintage Olive (50YY 26/289), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.47). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 26 vs 27) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Sabo Garden without repainting risk. See the full Vintage Olive swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Sabo Garden

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Sabo Garden is Swamp Grass (322-5DB) — very close at ΔE 2.52, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 26 vs 27) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Swamp Grass swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Sabo Garden

At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Sabo Garden is Green Gum Tree (HGSW 2223) — very close at ΔE 2.68, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 28 vs 27) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Green Gum Tree swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Sabo Garden

Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Serpentine (DE5502), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.7). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 26 vs 27) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Sabo Garden without repainting risk. See the full Serpentine swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Sabo Garden

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Sabo Garden — the nearest deck color, Vintage Crown (JG-152), is clearly different (ΔE 9.85). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0402 instead. See the full Vintage Crown swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Sabo Garden

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Sabo Garden — the nearest deck color, Olive (NO. 13), is clearly different (ΔE 6.76). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0402 instead. See the full Olive swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Sabo Garden

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Sabo Garden (0402), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.76). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 28 vs 27) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Sabo Garden without repainting risk. See the full Sabo Garden swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Sabo Garden

At Rodda, the closest color to Sabo Garden is Aberdeen (R051) — very close at ΔE 3.02, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 27 vs 27) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Aberdeen swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Sabo Garden

The closest C2 Paint equivalent of Sabo Garden is Komodo (C2-664). At ΔE 0.84 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm yellow undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 26 vs 27). If C2 Paint is your counter, order Komodo and you'll get the same color. See the full Komodo swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Sabo Garden

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Sabo Garden — the nearest deck color, Dirty Chai (PNT100-DP-52), is clearly different (ΔE 13.41). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0402 instead. See the full Dirty Chai swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Sabo Garden

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Sabo Garden — the nearest deck color, Bond Street (BOND STREET), is clearly different (ΔE 9.42). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0402 instead. See the full Bond Street swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Sabo Garden

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Sabo Garden — the nearest deck color, Chateau Grey (CHATEAU GREY), is clearly different (ΔE 6.46). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0402 instead. See the full Chateau Grey swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Sabo Garden

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Sabo Garden — the nearest deck color, Old Soul (BD-OS), is clearly different (ΔE 8.79). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0402 instead. See the full Old Soul swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Sabo Garden

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Sabo Garden — the nearest deck color, Oat Latte (391446), is clearly different (ΔE 14.53). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Hirshfield's 0402 instead. See the full Oat Latte swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Sabo Garden

The closest Kompozit equivalent of Sabo Garden is Sabo Garden (0402). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm yellow undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 26 vs 27). If Kompozit is your counter, order Sabo Garden and you'll get the same color. See the full Sabo Garden swatch →

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