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Sage Mountain 1488: hex #95917F, LRV and undertone

Sage Mountain (1488) is a Benjamin Moore Classics paint at #95917F with an LRV of 28.5. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreSage Mountain1488

Hex: #95917F
RGB: 149, 145, 127
LRV: 28.5
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 28.5. Dark: a deep color that absorbs most light; often used on cabinets, doors and accent walls.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 97°, chroma 0.026). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Feather Down953
Stone House1039
China WhiteOC-141
Narragansett GreenHC-157

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchSage Mountainmedium, soft yellow

HEX: #95917F
RGB: rgb(149, 145, 127)
HSL: hsl(49, 9%, 54%)

Best text on it: black at 6.63:1

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Every code for Sage Mountain

HEX#95917F
RGBrgb(149, 145, 127)
HSLhsl(49, 9%, 54%)
HSV49°, 15%, 58%
CMYK0%, 3%, 15%, 42%
Lablab(60.1% -0.9 10.2)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.026 96.7)
Decimal9802111

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Sage Mountain in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#F4F4F2
80%#EAE9E5
70%#DFDED9
60%#D5D3CC
50%#CAC8BF
40%#BFBDB2
30%#B5B2A5
20%#AAA799
10%#A09C8C
Base#95917F
10%#868372
20%#777466
30%#686659
40%#59574C
50%#4B4940
60%#3C3A33
70%#2D2C26
80%#1E1D19
90%#0F0F0D

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#938F7F
20%#918E7F
30%#8F8C7F
40%#8D8A7F
50%#8B8980
60%#888780
70%#868580
80%#848380
90%#828280

Matching colors

Complementary

#95917F
#7F8395

Analogous

#95867F
#95917F
#8E957F

Triadic

#95917F
#7F9591
#917F95

Split complementary

#95917F
#7F8E95
#867F95

Tetradic (square)

#95917F
#7F9586
#7F8395
#957F8E

Monochromatic

#434138
#6D6A5A
#95917F
#B8B5A9
#DAD9D3

Sage Mountain in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Sage Mountain with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Sage Mountain
Triad #7F9591
Triad #917F95
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Sage Mountain in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; sage mountain carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Sage Mountain

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#95917F
Protanopia (no red cones)#95907E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#969180
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#998E8C

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	3.16:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	6.63:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	3.16:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	6.63:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	2.76:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --sage-mountain: #95917f;
  --sage-mountain-rgb: 149 145 127;
  --sage-mountain-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Sage Mountain is Benjamin Moore 1488, from the Benjamin Moore Classics collection. The hex is #95917F, the RGB is 149, 145, 127, and the LRV is 28.5. The file places this in the dark band: a deep color that absorbs most light and is often used on cabinets, doors and accent walls.

Reading the color

HSL gives hsl(49, 9%, 54%), and OKLCH gives oklch(65.5% 0.026 96.7). A hue near 97 degrees falls in yellow-olive territory, and with chroma at 0.026 the undertone label is warm neutral, yellow undertone. It looks like a muted khaki or putty more than a sage in the garden sense.

The yellow tends to rise under lamplight and beside bluer whites, so a north-facing wall may look cooler and flatter than the chip suggests while a sunny one may look more olive.

What the brand pairs with it

The coordinating list contains Feather Down (953), Stone House (1039), China White (OC-141) and Narragansett Green (HC-157). None has a page on this site, so they are name-and-code references only. Confirm each against Sage Mountain with a physical sample before you commit, because names and codes alone say little about how they sit together.

Close and distant matches

The closest color overall is Sherwin-Williams Evergreen Fog SW 9130 at 4.0, related but visible. Dried Thyme SW 6186 is 8.3 and Retreat SW 6207 is 9.0, so they are clearly different.

Within Benjamin Moore, Pashmina AF-100 is 10.7 away, October Mist 1495 is 11.7 and Revere Pewter HC-172 is 15.5. Those are lighter relatives, not substitutes.

Worked example

A mudroom with a west-facing door needs durable-looking cabinetry. Sage Mountain at LRV 28.5 gives the lockers a defined presence without turning black, and it hides the visual weight of coats and boots. Put Feather Down or China White on the surrounding wall for relief, and sample them in late afternoon when the sun hits the door.

If you consider Evergreen Fog as a substitute, remember the 4.0 gap: the two will sit differently on a large surface. Paint a sample board of each, tape them to the locker wall and look at them in both morning and evening.

Screen use

On #95917F, black text measures 6.63:1 and white text 3.16:1. Black passes the common body-text threshold; white does not, though it might work for very large headings. Check specifics in the contrast grid.