My herb garden always contains sage, a gorgeous, silvery green plant with an earthy flavor. I love it for its flavorful addition to gnocchi and pumpkin, but I also love its color and symbolism.
In cultures around the world, sage has associations of wisdom and strength and particular cleansing and purifying properties.
Infuse your home with this beautiful, tranquil color by choosing one of these best sage green paint colors.
The best Sherwin-Williams sage green paint colors are Sea Salt, Evergreen Fog, Clary Sage, and Green Onyx. Try Behr’s Balance Green, Whitened Sage, Jojoba, and Nature’s Gift. Benjamin Moore’s fan favorites include Hollingsworth Green, Sage Wisdom, Oil Cloth, and Grenadier Pond.
Choosing the Best Sage Green Paint Colors
Sage green is a lush green color with blue, gray, and even yellow undertones.
For the past four years, sage has been on-trend – if you didn’t paint your kitchen sage green in 2022, I’m not sure where you were. These muted greens are moving out of the kitchen (and doing it for themselves, like sisters).
We’re embracing it throughout the house, in a peaceful bedroom, an inspirational study, or a cool, elegant living room. What are the best sage green paint colors on offer from the top paint producers?
Whichever shade you choose, you’ll enjoy the life-giving energy of green along with the soothing subtlety of gray. It’s generally tranquil, so best for calming spaces with layered neutrals and soft lighting.
Top Sherwin-Williams Sage Green Paint Colors
Sherwin-Williams has a delightful range of sage green paints, ranging from barely-there pale to moody and inky. These are my top four recommendations.
#1. Sea Salt SW 6204
One of Sherwin-Williams’ best-selling colors, Sea Salt is a gentle, cool green with blue undertones. It belongs firmly in a coastal palette, with crisp white trim in a family kitchen.
However, this color is perfect for spa-like bathrooms with white marble and tiles. It’s also lovely with lighter earth tones of taupe and beige if you want to embrace current trends.
#2. Evergreen Fog SW 9130
Evergreen Fog was Sherwin-Williams’ Color of the Year for 2022. It’s a mid-tone sage with a green that leans heavily into the grayer tones.
Inspired by the natural environment of pine and fir trees, this forest color breathes tranquility into your space. It’s soft enough to function as a neutral in an organic modern or Boho palette, working beautifully with natural wood, leather, and wicker textures.
#3. Clary Sage SW 6178
For a warmer sage color, choose Clary Sage. This herbaceous green has a yellow undertone, adding a little warmth that is lacking in cooler gray sages.
Clary Sage is ideal for retro and vintage interiors, and I love it in a nostalgic kitchen. My fantasy, though, is to paint a she-shed retreat in this color, with plenty of dusty pink accents.
#4. Green Onyx SW 9128
Falling between sage and olive, Green Onyx is a mid-toned, muted green with a warm yellow-gray undertone. It has a formal, historic touch that makes for an elegant dining room with your grandma’s antique furniture and paintings.
This shade also tones beautifully with browns and bronzes for a moodier palette.
Best Behr Sage Green Paint Colors
Sage green paint colors can range from the soft, silvery shade of fresh sage leaves to the muted, grayish color of dried sage. Choose from one of these Behr options for the perfect shade of sage.
#5. Balance Green S360-3
This pale sage green has such a gentle tone that it can lean towards celery or light jade, depending on the light, hence the name, Balance Green.
Use this paint color when you want to add a hint of color to a neutral room — it goes particularly well with gray. I’d recommend Balance Green for an uplifting study or home office.
#6. Whitened Sage PPU10-12
This is the lightest sage you’ll find: Whitened Sage is classified as a white paint color, with a touch of sage’s botanical gray-green. Its barely-there green is fresher than white and on the cool end of the scale, so it’s best for sun-kissed, naturally lit rooms.
Choose Whitened Sage for a cottage core or a shabby chic kitchen with green cabinetry.
#7. Jojoba N390-3
One of Behr’s top six most popular greens, Jojoba is one of my favorite sage paint colors. This slightly muddy green-gray is cool and calming, like Aloe Vera for interiors.
#8. Nature’s Gift N410-4
Nature’s Gift is Behr’s gift to you, one of their best-selling greens and a trendy shade of sage. With a soft blue undertone, this color celebrates nature’s tranquility and creates a comfortable, cozy space.
Popular Benjamin Moore Sage Green Paint Colors
With the vastest range of paint colors, choosing only a few sage greens from Benjamin Moore is a challenge.
I’ve recommended four — but there are several other sage green paint colors to choose from.
#9. Hollingsworth Green HC-141
Hollingsworth Green is part of Benjamin Moore’s historical colors collection. This soft green has blue and gray undertones, making it a serene and nostalgic choice.
I love it for a romantic, elegant bedroom with a brass four-poster and linen drapes, but it can look completely mid-century modern when paired with retro white furniture and light fittings.
#10. Sage Wisdom CSP-775
One of the greener variations of sage, Sage Wisdom embodies the gentle truths spoken by sages. Its soft color is powerful and elegant, anchoring a neutral or organic color palette.
It’s perfect for farmhouse-style interiors, blends into a coastal aesthetic, and looks perfect with a natural Boho wood and wicker look.
#11. Oil Cloth CSP-760
This dramatic sage shade has a heavy dollop of gray, making it one of the moodier sage varieties. Being weighted towards gray, Oil Cloth is a calm, clay-like neutral, ideal for the on-trend earthy tones we’re seeing.
Combine it with darker colors for more intensity, such as charcoal kitchen cabinets, or embrace it in an edgy industrial setting with plenty of metal and concrete.
#12. Grenadier Pond 698
Grenadier Pond is the medium green-gray of a calm reflective pond, its surface only broken by a diving duck. Experts recommend this color for kitchens (of course) but also for spa-like bathrooms.
Final Thoughts
Sage green has been trending for the past few years, and it’s become a classic in my personal palette. If you didn’t jump on the kitchen bandwagon, I urge you to try it in a bedroom, bathroom, or laundry room. It’s also ideal for studies and home offices, always creating a tranquil, expansive space for your mind to run free.
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