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Sage & Cream Powder Room Color Scheme

A calm, earthy powder room scheme that pairs soft sage walls with creamy trim and a warm wood-toned accent, all matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

A powder room is small, so it’s the perfect spot to be a little brave with color. Soft Sage on the walls wraps the whole space in a quiet, leafy green that feels fresh without ever turning loud. Because it leans gray and muted, it reads as calm and grown-up in a tiny room, and it flatters skin tones in the mirror much better than a stark white would.

To keep it from feeling heavy, bring in Warm Cream on the trim, baseboards, and door. That soft, buttery off-white frames the sage and bounces light around so the room still feels open. Then let Honey Oak be your one warm moment, in a wood vanity, a framed mirror, or a little stool. So: sage on the walls, cream on every trim edge, and honey oak as the natural accent that ties it together.

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Soft Sage
walls
Glidden Frosted Pine · 10GY 39/136
#A5AC94
LRV 39
Warm Cream
trim
Diamond Vogel Chapel Wall · 0009
#F1EAD9
LRV 83
Honey Oak
accent
Hirshfield's Danish Pine · H0030
#BA9967
LRV 35

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Soft Sage
#A7AE96 · LRV 41 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6178 · ΔE 2.73
Behr · 730D-4 · ΔE 1.04
Benjamin Moore · CSP-795 · ΔE 2.42
Valspar · V097-3 · ΔE 1.84
PPG / Glidden · PPG1125-4 · ΔE 1.75
Glidden · 10GY 39/136 · ΔE 0.58
Dutch Boy · 423-3DB · ΔE 5.5
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3245 · ΔE 2.73
Dunn-Edwards · DET503 · ΔE 2.88
Magnolia Home · JG-51 · ΔE 2.5
Farrow & Ball · NO. 18 · ΔE 4.03
Diamond Vogel · 0372 · ΔE 5.45
Hirshfield's · 0372 · ΔE 6.18
Rodda · CA169 · ΔE 4.62
C2 Paint · C2-700 · ΔE 4.96
Clare · PNT100-MD-43 · ΔE 9.15
Portola Paints · ABERDEEN · ΔE 6.6
Annie Sloan · DUCK EGG BLUE · ΔE 5.63
Backdrop · BD-LF · ΔE 1.08
Rust-Oleum · 371674 · ΔE 2.73
Kompozit · 0372 · ΔE 6.18
Warm Cream
#F1EADA · LRV 83 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 50 · ΔE 0.81
Behr · PPU7-13 · ΔE 0.49
Benjamin Moore · AF-45 · ΔE 0.84
Valspar · 8003-25A · ΔE 0.98
PPG / Glidden · PPG1103-1 · ΔE 0.49
Glidden · PPG1103-1 · ΔE 0.49
Dutch Boy · 007W · ΔE 0.49
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1187 · ΔE 0.8
Dunn-Edwards · DE6190 · ΔE 0.83
Magnolia Home · JG-33 · ΔE 1.46
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2002 · ΔE 0.78
Diamond Vogel · 0009 · ΔE 0.41
Hirshfield's · 0362 · ΔE 0.98
Rodda · R127 · ΔE 0.47
C2 Paint · C2-548 · ΔE 0.81
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 1.93
Portola Paints · CASA FORMA · ΔE 0.91
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 10.01
Backdrop · BD-DS · ΔE 2.92
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 3.58
Kompozit · 0362 · ΔE 0.98
Honey Oak
#BC9A6A · LRV 35 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7699 · ΔE 1.21
Behr · 270F-5 · ΔE 0.83
Benjamin Moore · 1112 · ΔE 1.88
Valspar · V088-4 · ΔE 3.1
PPG / Glidden · PPG1094-5 · ΔE 1.05
Glidden · PPG1094-5 · ΔE 1.05
Dutch Boy · 216-4DB · ΔE 3.3
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2173 · ΔE 2.39
Dunn-Edwards · DE6180 · ΔE 1.69
Magnolia Home · JG-166 · ΔE 9.45
Farrow & Ball · NO. 45 · ΔE 3.1
Diamond Vogel · 0303 · ΔE 4.01
Hirshfield's · H0030 · ΔE 0.82
Rodda · CA106 · ΔE 5.07
C2 Paint · C2-633 · ΔE 2.37
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 2.22
Portola Paints · BOONDOCKS · ΔE 7.4
Annie Sloan · CHATEAU GREY · ΔE 9.43
Backdrop · BD-CT · ΔE 10.44
Rust-Oleum · 371674 · ΔE 14.69
Kompozit · 0255 · ΔE 2.51

Questions

Is sage too dark for such a small powder room?

Not at all. This sage is soft and grayed-down, so it feels calming rather than closed-in, and small rooms are actually a great place to use a deeper wall color since you're only in there a short while.

What sheen should I use on powder room walls?

Go with an eggshell or satin finish. It wipes clean around the sink and toilet but still keeps that soft, matte-looking glow that makes the sage feel cozy.

Will the cream trim look dingy next to the sage?

No. The cream is warm and buttery rather than gray, so it stays clearly lighter than the sage and reads as a soft, intentional frame instead of a dirty white.

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