Benjamin Moore Sage Mountain / CC-696 / Taiga / 1488

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Benjamin Moore Sage Mountain for bathroom (4 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Sage Mountain undertones?
Is Sage Mountain 1488 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sage Mountain
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Sage Mountain 1488
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Sage Mountain 1488
Code:	1488
Name:	Sage Mountain
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Sage Mountain?

Benjamin Moore Sage Mountain 1488 is a muted, medium-depth gray-green with a noticeable olive cast and a softly weathered look. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded, reading closer to an earthy neutral than a vivid green. In warm artificial light, Sage Mountain can lean more khaki and golden-olive, while cooler daylight brings out its grayed green side. It suits living room walls, mudrooms, or painted cabinetry, especially alongside warm white trim, aged brass, oak, linen, and charcoal accents. For a restrained palette, pair this shade with creamy off-whites and deeper brown-gray tones rather than bright, high-contrast colors.

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What are Benjamin Moore Sage Mountain undertones?

Sage Mountain reads as a mid-depth, very muted taupe-beige with a subtle yellow-leaning cast in the supplied digital sample. Benjamin Moore describes it as an intriguing taupe with the slightest hint of green undertone, placing that green as a minor bias within its overall taupe character rather than its dominant color. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its beige and yellowed qualities, while cool daylight may make its restrained gray-green side easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#95917F

RGB code:

149, 145, 127

Is Benjamin Moore Sage Mountain cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 49°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

1488 Sage Mountain HSL code: 49, 9%, 54%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Sage Mountain

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Sage Mountain:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

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Darker shades

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Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Sage Mountain with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 229, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Comet.

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LRV of Sage Mountain

Sage Mountain has an LRV of 28.5% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 28.5%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#95917F
RGB Decimal	149, 145, 127
RGB Percent	58.43%, 56.86%, 49.80%
HSV	Hue: 49° Saturation: 14.77% Value: 58.43%
HSL	hsl(49, 9, 54)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.68 Yellow: 14.77 Key: 41.57
YIQ	Y: 144.144 I: 8.168 Q: -4.755
XYZ	X: 26.35 Y: 28.173 Z: 24.123
CIE Lab	L:60.045 a:-1.754 b:10.093
CIE Luv	L:60.045 u:3.389 v:14.086
Decimal	9802111
Hunter Lab	53.078, -4.273, 10.209