Clary Sage

With an LRV of about 41, Clary Sage is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Clary Sage in other brands

• Cushion Moss MyPerfectColor MP11006 Green Very close ΔE 0.8
• Hempel 12750 Hempel Green Very close ΔE 0.9
• Photo Gray PPG 1029-4 Beige Very close ΔE 0.9
• Photo Gray Glidden PPG1029-4 Beige Very close ΔE 0.9
• Desert Pear Dulux Australia S19B3 Green Very close ΔE 1.1
• Woodland Waterfall Kelly-Moore KM3901-2 Green Very close ΔE 1.2

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Softened Green Sherwin-Williams 6177 Beige
• Green Onyx Sherwin-Williams 9128 Green

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as beige
• Protanopia Reads as beige
• Tritanopia Reads as light gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Clary Sage warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 11.2 and a value of -4.3 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest MyPerfectColor color to Clary Sage?

Cushion Moss (MP11006), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Clary Sage?

≈ 41. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.