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Sage & Cream Entryway Color Scheme

A calm, earthy entryway scheme that pairs soft green walls with creamy trim and a deep green door, all matched to real paint you can buy.

By David Chen · Formulation Lead & Resident Chemist

Start with Soft Sage on the walls. It is the quiet, grayed-down green that sets the whole mood the moment you walk in. In an entryway it feels calm and grounded, like a deep breath after a busy day, and the earthy undertone makes a small space feel settled instead of stark. Because it is so soft, it plays nicely with wood floors, woven baskets, and a little greenery on the console table.

Against those walls, Warm Cream on the trim and doorframe adds a soft glow that keeps the sage from feeling cold. It is friendlier than a bright white and lets the green stay center stage. Then Forest Green on the front door gives the whole space a confident anchor, deep and welcoming without shouting. Sage on the walls, cream on the trim, and that rich green on the door is all you need for an entry that feels warm the second someone steps through it.

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Soft Sage
walls
Glidden Frosted Pine · 10GY 39/136
#A5AC94
LRV 39
Warm Cream
trim
Benjamin Moore Linen White · 912
#F2EBDA
LRV 81
Forest Green
door
Sherwin-Williams Roycroft Bottle Green · SW 2847
#324038
LRV 5

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Soft Sage
#A6AF96 · LRV 41 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6178 · ΔE 3.58
Behr · 730D-4 · ΔE 1.62
Benjamin Moore · CSP-795 · ΔE 2.97
Valspar · V097-3 · ΔE 2.2
PPG / Glidden · PPG1125-4 · ΔE 2.47
Glidden · 10GY 39/136 · ΔE 1.13
Dutch Boy · 422-4DB · ΔE 7.86
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3245 · ΔE 3.58
Dunn-Edwards · DET503 · ΔE 2.31
Magnolia Home · JG-51 · ΔE 3.05
Farrow & Ball · NO. 18 · ΔE 4.86
Diamond Vogel · 0744 · ΔE 4.2
Hirshfield's · 0456 · ΔE 4.58
Rodda · CA169 · ΔE 5.49
C2 Paint · C2-700 · ΔE 4.43
Clare · PNT100-DP-50 · ΔE 8.02
Portola Paints · ABERDEEN · ΔE 7.19
Annie Sloan · DUCK EGG BLUE · ΔE 5.38
Backdrop · BD-LF · ΔE 1.64
Rust-Oleum · 371674 · ΔE 3.48
Kompozit · 0456 · ΔE 4.58
Warm Cream
#F2EBDA · LRV 83 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 50 · ΔE 1.18
Behr · ECC-42-2 · ΔE 0.52
Benjamin Moore · 912 · ΔE 0
Valspar · 7002-5 · ΔE 1.3
PPG / Glidden · PPG1203-1 · ΔE 0.74
Glidden · 45YY 83/094 · ΔE 1.19
Dutch Boy · 007W · ΔE 0.75
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1187 · ΔE 0.46
Dunn-Edwards · DET677 · ΔE 0.55
Magnolia Home · JG-33 · ΔE 1.38
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2002 · ΔE 0.68
Diamond Vogel · 0292 · ΔE 0.51
Hirshfield's · 0009 · ΔE 1.02
Rodda · CA006 · ΔE 1.41
C2 Paint · C2-563 · ΔE 0.41
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 2.04
Portola Paints · CASA FORMA · ΔE 0.98
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 10.03
Backdrop · BD-DS · ΔE 2.54
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 3.16
Kompozit · 0009 · ΔE 1.02
Forest Green
#33453A · LRV 5 · door
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2847 · ΔE 2.58
Behr · 710F-7 · ΔE 2.58
Benjamin Moore · 2041-10 · ΔE 3.25
Valspar · 5010-4 · ΔE 3.72
PPG / Glidden · PPG14-05 · ΔE 7.25
Glidden · 50GG 05/063 · ΔE 5.52
Dutch Boy · 329-7DB · ΔE 2.58
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1481 · ΔE 10.61
Dunn-Edwards · DEA181 · ΔE 5.55
Magnolia Home · JG-97 · ΔE 11.92
Farrow & Ball · NO. 57 · ΔE 11.73
Diamond Vogel · H098 · ΔE 8.69
Hirshfield's · H0099 · ΔE 6
Rodda · R018 · ΔE 11.42
C2 Paint · C2-677 · ΔE 6.08
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 11.39
Portola Paints · NOSTALGIA · ΔE 10.29
Annie Sloan · AUBUSSON BLUE · ΔE 10.75
Backdrop · BD-AH · ΔE 7.28
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 11.2
Kompozit · 0473 · ΔE 6.86

Questions

Will sage make a small entryway feel dark?

Not at all. Soft Sage is a gentle, light green with plenty of gray in it, so it keeps the space feeling open and fresh rather than closed in. In a small entry it reads almost like a soft neutral.

What finish works best for the front door in this scheme?

A satin or semi-gloss on the door gives Forest Green a little shine and makes it easy to wipe down. Walls look best in a flat or eggshell, and the cream trim in semi-gloss so it stays clean by the door.

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