Sherwin Williams Soft Sage SW 9647

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Soft Sage for bedroom (1 photo)
Sherwin Williams Soft Sage for bathroom (1 photo)
Sherwin Williams Soft Sage reviews (2 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Soft Sage undertones?
Is Soft Sage SW 9647 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Soft Sage
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Soft Sage SW 9647
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Soft Sage SW 9647
Code:	SW 9647
Name:	Soft Sage
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Rustic + Refined

What color is Sherwin Williams Soft Sage?

Sherwin Williams Soft Sage SW 9647 is a light, muted gray-beige with a subtle olive cast rather than a distinctly green appearance. Its low saturation keeps it quiet on large walls, where it reads as a softened neutral with just enough earthy color to avoid looking plain gray. In bright daylight, the warm yellow-green influence is more noticeable, while lower or cooler light can bring out its gentle gray side. Soft Sage suits bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens with natural wood, linen upholstery, aged brass, or honed stone. Pair it with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, and medium oak for a grounded, layered palette.

Soft Sage for bedroom

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Sherwin Williams SW 9647 for bathroom

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Sherwin Williams Soft Sage reviews (2 photos)

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What are Sherwin Williams Soft Sage undertones?

Soft Sage reads as a mid-light, very muted neutral with a soft yellow-green cast that is subtle rather than clearly green. The supplied digital color leans slightly yellow and green, so its undertone can shift depending on surrounding colors and lighting. Sherwin-Williams classifies Soft Sage as a Neutral, which fits its restrained, low-saturation appearance rather than a strong sage-green look. Warm artificial light may bring forward its yellowed warmth, while cool daylight can make the green-gray side appear a little more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#BCBCAE

RGB code:

188, 188, 174

Is Sherwin Williams Soft Sage cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 60°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

SW 9647 Soft Sage HSL code: 60, 9%, 71%

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 Soft Sage

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 Sherwin Williams Soft Sage:

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 Soft Sage with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 240, such as Sherwin Williams Soulful Blue and Dusty Heather.

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LRV of Soft Sage

Soft Sage has an LRV of 49.54% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident 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 49.54%, 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	#bcbcae
RGB Decimal	188, 188, 174
RGB Percent	73.73%, 73.73%, 68.24%
HSV	Hue: 60° Saturation: 7.45% Value: 73.73%
HSL	hsl(60, 9, 71)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 7.45 Key: 26.27
YIQ	Y: 186.404 I: 4.499 Q: -4.357
XYZ	X: 46.361 Y: 49.714 Z: 47.186
CIE Lab	L:75.893 a:-2.506 b:7.087
CIE Luv	L:75.893 u:0.775 v:10.751
Decimal	12369070
Hunter Lab	70.508, -6.022, 9.677