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'Sage green' has become the generic name for every greyed green — and we have about ten, from palest to deepest, from yellowest to greyest. They only look alike on a screen.
Here are our sage greens compared on what really sets them apart: how much grey, how much yellow, and the room where each is at home.
Updated September 2026 · by the Mylands France colour team
The short answer
The most classic sage green in the range is French Green No.187, fresh and faintly yellow; the greyest is Myrtle Green No.168; the most tender, Sprig JB.06. For cabinetry, Sorrel Green No.207 is the reference deep sage.
At a glance
| Colour | Family | Tone | Light | LRV ≈ | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Green™ No.187 | Green | Pale tone | East | 57 % | Kitchen walls, doors, bright bedrooms |
| Sprig JB.06 | Green | Mid tone | East | 50 % | Children's bedrooms, inside cupboards, dark corners |
| Hurlingham™ No.181 | Yellow | Pale tone | South | 63 % | North-facing rooms, kitchens, windowless bathrooms |
| Lamb's Ear BH.06 | Neutral | Pale tone | South | 54 % | Living rooms, hallways, calm bedrooms |
| Beauvais™ No.195 | Neutral | Pale tone | South | 52 % | Classical living rooms, guest bedrooms, old houses |
| Mint Street™ No.95 | Neutral | Pale tone | South | 62 % | Bathrooms, kitchens, utility rooms |
| Myrtle Green™ No.168 | Grey | Mid tone | North | 28 % | Living-room and kitchen walls, colour drenching |
| Serpentine™ No.192 | Grey | Mid tone | West | 31 % | Hallways, boot rooms, rustic kitchens |
| Greenstone™ No.190 | Neutral | Mid tone | South | 42 % | Living rooms, studies, woodwork beneath a warm white |
| Sorrel Green™ No.207 | Green | Dark tone | East | 15 % | Kitchen cabinets, doors, woodwork |
LRV: light reflectance estimated from the on-screen shade, from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (absolute white). Light: the orientation in which the shade looks its best.
10 colours
The classic sage
A fresh green with yellow undertones, inherited from a shade in vogue at the turn of the nineteenth century. It is sage green as one imagines it: light, lively, a little almond. Its warmth makes it very easy — it never turns a sad grey — and it works as well on a kitchen wall as on a bedroom door.
Our tip — Kitchen walls, doors, bright bedrooms
The most tender
The first hazel leaf of spring, according to Jinny Blom who drew it. Paler and yellower than French Green, it is a sage that works almost like a coloured white — it brightens a dark corner rather than darkening it. The sage of children's bedrooms and dressers.
Our tip — Children's bedrooms, inside cupboards, dark corners
The yellow sage
Filed among our yellows, but a yellow so green it reads as a very pale sage — the colour of verbena tea. It is the brightest green on this list, and the warmest: in a north-facing room it does what no other sage does, it brings sunshine.
Our tip — North-facing rooms, kitchens, windowless bathrooms
The lamb's ear
Named after the plant with silvery, downy leaves: a pale grey sage, almost a green neutral, designed by Beata Heuman. It is calmer than French Green, greener than Limestone — the sage of living rooms that want a little colour without seeming to.
Our tip — Living rooms, hallways, calm bedrooms
The tapestry sage
Named after the tapestry manufactory: a pale, faintly yellow grey-green, the colour of foliage in an old verdure. It has a patina the fresher sages lack, and it sits naturally with weathered timber, antique textiles and faded gilding.
Our tip — Classical living rooms, guest bedrooms, old houses
The mint sage
A very pale green neutral, fresh and a little grey, between sage and faded mint. It is cooler than Beauvais and lighter than Lamb's Ear — the sage of bathrooms and kitchens that want freshness without blue. With white tiles and chrome it is impeccable.
Our tip — Bathrooms, kitchens, utility rooms
The greyest
Reintroduced from the archive colour cards: a mid green tempered with grey, settled and calming. It is the sage for schemes that don't want to look 'painted green' — on a wall it behaves like a coloured neutral, and it ages with a soft patina bright greens never acquire.
Our tip — Living-room and kitchen walls, colour drenching
The khaki sage
Named after the lake in Hyde Park: a mid grey-green with a yellow undertone, warmer and more khaki than Myrtle Green. It is a country sage, that of boots and waxed jackets — superb in a hallway, a boot room or a kitchen with raw timber.
Our tip — Hallways, boot rooms, rustic kitchens
The stone sage
A mid green neutral, grey and yellow in equal parts, the colour of a mossy stone. It is lighter than Serpentine and less green than Myrtle Green — almost a greige that has turned green. The sage of living rooms where it must get along with many neutrals.
Our tip — Living rooms, studies, woodwork beneath a warm white
The deep sage
The deepest on the list, and the one with the least grey: a botanical green made of bright yellow, umber and white. It is no longer quite a sage; it is what a sage becomes when asked to hold kitchen cabinets or a front door. Our cabinet green par excellence.
Our tip — Kitchen cabinets, doors, woodwork
A sage green is a green with grey added. What then varies is the share of yellow — which warms: Hurlingham No.181, French Green No.187, Serpentine No.192 are the warmest — and the share of blue, which cools: Mint Street No.95 and Lamb's Ear BH.06 are the freshest. And depth: from Sprig JB.06 (LRV ≈ 50%) to Sorrel Green No.207 (≈ 15%), you go from a wall that brightens to a wall that envelops.
For walls that stay light, French Green No.187, Lamb's Ear BH.06 or Beauvais No.195. For a kitchen, walls in Mint Street No.95 or Myrtle Green No.168 and cabinets in Sorrel Green No.207. For a bedroom, Sprig JB.06 or Lamb's Ear BH.06, the most restful. For a north-facing room, a warm sage — Hurlingham No.181, French Green No.187 — rather than a grey one, which could look dull there.
Sages like stone whites more than pure whites: Limestone No.55, Frieze No.84 or Cavendish Cream No.120 soften them, Pure White No.1 makes them graphic. See also our greens for a kitchen, our green schemes and all our greens.
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