Pratt & Lambert Sage#A4AB95 · LRV 35
Why this color. P&L's perennial sage green; cited in BHG roundups.
Sage reads as a green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Pratt & Lambert 26-5 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Pratt & Lambert |
| Name | Sage |
| SKU | 26-5 |
| Hex | #A4AB95 |
| RGB | 164, 171, 149 |
| HSL | 79°, 12%, 63% |
| LRV | 35 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
10 brands · top 5 each5 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 gray from that brand.
Backdrop
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Behr
Sherwin-Williams
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A4AB95 in HSL space. Pair Sage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.