Saybrook Sage and Soft Fern: the documented difference
Saybrook Sage has an LRV of 45.46; Benjamin Moore Soft Fern 2144-40 is 56.67. The difference is 11.21 points, with Soft Fern returning more light under the reference measurement. Choose by the material relationship as well as the number. Saybrook Sage brings an aloe-green identity tempered by gray, so it can supply color without the clear brightness of mint. Soft Fern is a pale green shaded by gray.
| Color | Brand / code | LRV |
|---|---|---|
| Saybrook Sage | Benjamin Moore HC-114 | 45.46 |
| Soft Fern | Benjamin Moore 2144-40 | 56.67 |
The choice beside antique pine and cream linen
Antique pine is a strong warm neighbor; neutral linen keeps the palette from adding another competing color temperature.
Set up both candidates with antique pine and cream linen. Use equal-sized boards with the intended finishes and place them in the same orientation. Do not put one directly beside a window and leave the other in shadow. A difference that follows the position rather than the board is a lighting observation, not evidence that the formula changed.
What the comparison can—and cannot—settle
The alternative October Mist has an LRV of 46.54. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice.
Keep enough quiet fabric in the palette to let the green remain the principal color. Assess Saybrook Sage and Soft Fern alone as well as side by side. The unchosen board will not remain in the finished room, and a preference created only by that neighbor may not survive its removal. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Saybrook Sage HC-114. The recorded LRV is 45.46. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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