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Sage & Cream Color Scheme

A gentle pairing of muted green and soft cream that feels calm, natural, and quietly elegant in any space. Every shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

By David Chen · Formulation Lead & Resident Chemist

Soft Sage sets the tone here, a muted green with just enough gray to keep it grounded and restful. It is the kind of color that calms a room down the moment you walk in, leaning earthy and natural without ever feeling cold. Spread across the walls, it gives you a backdrop that flatters wood, plants, and warm light, and it pairs beautifully with the gentle warmth that comes next.

Warm Cream softens the whole scheme and keeps it from looking flat. Use it on trim and woodwork to frame the sage with a clean, buttery edge that feels welcoming rather than stark. Then bring in Greige as your accent, a soft blend of gray and beige that bridges the green and the cream so nothing feels out of place. This trio is easy to live with anywhere, flowing from a living room to a bedroom to a kitchen, or carrying through a whole home for a calm, connected feel.

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Soft Sage
walls
Behr Dried Chervil · ICC-105
#B5BDA3
LRV 49
Warm Cream
trim
PPG / Glidden Creamy White · PPG1105-1
#F0E8D5
LRV 81
Greige
accent
Behr Pale Bamboo · PWL-91
#C9BFA8
LRV 53

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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
#B3BBA3 · LRV 48 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2825 · ΔE 2.95
Behr · ICC-105 · ΔE 0.83
Benjamin Moore · HC-139 · ΔE 1.08
Valspar · T628 · ΔE 2.11
PPG / Glidden · PPG1124-4 · ΔE 1.55
Glidden · 90YY 75/120 · ΔE 1.55
Dutch Boy · 326-3DB · ΔE 1.55
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3246 · ΔE 3.3
Dunn-Edwards · DEC780 · ΔE 1.82
Magnolia Home · JG-46 · ΔE 3.51
Farrow & Ball · NO. 234 · ΔE 3.11
Diamond Vogel · H073 · ΔE 3.79
Hirshfield's · H0073 · ΔE 4.16
Rodda · CA177 · ΔE 4.65
C2 Paint · C2-684 · ΔE 0.83
Clare · PNT100-MD-48 · ΔE 2.53
Portola Paints · SEVILLA · ΔE 7.17
Annie Sloan · PARIS GREY · ΔE 5.48
Backdrop · BD-UD · ΔE 13.66
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 13.96
Kompozit · 0743 · ΔE 5.11
Warm Cream
#F1E9D6 · LRV 82 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7558 · ΔE 1.18
Behr · ECC-28-2 · ΔE 0.77
Benjamin Moore · 946 · ΔE 1.34
Valspar · 8003-25A · ΔE 1.09
PPG / Glidden · PPG1105-1 · ΔE 0.22
Glidden · PPG1105-1 · ΔE 0.48
Dutch Boy · 116-1DB · ΔE 1.03
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1187 · ΔE 0.54
Dunn-Edwards · DE6170 · ΔE 1.22
Magnolia Home · JG-16 · ΔE 0.68
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2002 · ΔE 1.02
Diamond Vogel · 0009 · ΔE 0.8
Hirshfield's · 0285 · ΔE 0.9
Rodda · CA006 · ΔE 0.97
C2 Paint · C2-564 · ΔE 1.02
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 1.72
Portola Paints · CASA FORMA · ΔE 1.12
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 9.28
Backdrop · BD-DS · ΔE 1.86
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 3.26
Kompozit · 0285 · ΔE 0.9
Greige
#C9BFA8 · LRV 53 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7542 · ΔE 1.86
Behr · PWL-91 · ΔE 0
Benjamin Moore · CSP-1035 · ΔE 1.11
Valspar · 8004-23B · ΔE 1.24
PPG / Glidden · PPG14-26 · ΔE 0.74
Glidden · PPG14-26 · ΔE 0.94
Dutch Boy · 420-2DB · ΔE 1.86
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3506 · ΔE 1.86
Dunn-Edwards · DESS22 · ΔE 1.67
Magnolia Home · JG-48 · ΔE 4.36
Farrow & Ball · NO. 211 · ΔE 1.16
Diamond Vogel · 0344 · ΔE 0.74
Hirshfield's · 0358 · ΔE 1.47
Rodda · CA145 · ΔE 0.66
C2 Paint · C2-800 · ΔE 1.99
Clare · PNT100-LT-13 · ΔE 7.84
Portola Paints · TOPANGA · ΔE 6.34
Annie Sloan · PARIS GREY · ΔE 6.16
Backdrop · BD-BG · ΔE 14.13
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 13.31
Kompozit · 0358 · ΔE 1.47

Questions

What colors go with soft sage?

Sage loves warm, soft neutrals. Creams, greiges, and gentle taupes all bring out its earthy side, while natural wood and brass make it feel even cozier.

Is sage and cream too soft for a whole home?

Not at all. The cream trim and greige accent give the sage enough contrast to feel intentional, so the scheme stays calm without looking washed out across several rooms.

What undertones should I watch for with this combo?

Soft sage carries a gray-green undertone, so keep your cream warm and buttery rather than cool or pink. A warm cream and a balanced greige keep the whole palette in the same family.

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