Lighter Sage Green
#B5C09B
64% Titanium White, 28% Yellow Ochre and 8% Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
How to Mix Sage Green in Acrylic
Quick answer
To mix sage green (#9CA783) in acrylic, use 5 parts Viridian Green, 4 parts Titanium White and 1 part Burnt Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out. Chromilla is a web-based paint color mixer that turns any color, from a photo, the camera or a hex code, into exact paint-tube ratios for acrylic, oil and watercolor, using Kubelka-Munk pigment mixing and aiming at the color after it dries.
Target
Sage Green
#9CA783
Predicted dry result
87% match when dryMix to #9CA784 while wet. It dries to about #8F9675.
| Paint | Pigment | Parts | Share | 100 ml batch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viridian Green | PG18 | 5 | 48% | 48 ml |
| Titanium White | PW6 | 4 | 42% | 42 ml |
| Burnt Umber | PBr7 | 1 | 10% | 10 ml |
How we calculated this: Kubelka-Munk pigment mixing, then a per-medium dry shift, scored with CIEDE2000. Method and accuracy benchmark. Last checked August 2026.
Terms used here: Tinting strength, Dry shift, Kubelka-Munk, Delta E (dE2000), Pigment code, Gamut.
A soft, muted gray-green. Popular decorator color. This guide gives you the pigment ratios that land on #9CA783 in acrylic, using the same solver that powers the Chromilla mixer.
Pigment recipe
Checked August 2026
Ratios calibrated for acrylic. Start with the dominant pigment, add the modifiers in the order below, and adjust in 5% steps to your target swatch.
1. Viridian Green
PG18
48%2. Titanium White
PW6
42%3. Burnt Umber
PBr7
10%
What colors make Sage Green?
Viridian Green, Titanium White, and Burnt Umber, in roughly a 48:42:10 ratio.
How to make Sage Green in acrylic
Start with Viridian Green at about 48% as your acrylic base, then work in Titanium White and Burnt Umber in the order above. Adjust in 5% steps until the swatch reads #9CA783.
Why mix Sage Green instead of buying it
Mixing Sage Green yourself lets you approximate an expensive or hard to find tube from pigments you already own, match Sage Green across paint brands whose factory tubes differ, and rebuild the exact color when you run out mid painting. The recipe above is the working starting point.
Common mistakes
White cools and chalks a mix as you add it, so tint in small steps and stop before it goes pastel.
Variations on Sage Green
Each variation is its own target (lighter and darker move OKLCH lightness by 0.08; warmer and cooler turn the hue 12 degrees toward red or blue), solved fresh.
Darker Sage Green
#848E6B
9 parts Viridian Green, 4 parts Titanium White and 2 parts Burnt Umber. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Warmer Sage Green
#A3A57F
4 parts Titanium White, 1 part Burnt Sienna and 1 part Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Cooler Sage Green
#95A988
70% Titanium White, 25% Ultramarine Blue and 5% Cadmium Yellow. Chromilla's model predicts an 86% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
Sage Green questions
- What two colors make sage green?
- Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses 3 tubes rather than two: 5 parts Viridian Green, 4 parts Titanium White and 1 part Burnt Umber. Viridian Green leads the mix. Chromilla's model predicts an 87% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
- How do you make sage green paint lighter without losing the hue?
- Re-balance the mix instead of only adding white. For a lighter sage green (#B5C09B) in acrylic, Chromilla mixes 64% Titanium White, 28% Yellow Ochre and 8% Ultramarine Blue. Chromilla's model predicts an 89% dry match against the target, scored against its own color model, not a measured paint-out.
- Why does sage green look different when acrylic dries?
- Acrylic binder looks milky while wet and clears as it dries, so the dried film reads darker. Chromilla's model applies a 10% value shift for acrylic, so the wet mix #9CA784 is predicted to dry to about #8F9675. Dries slightly darker and a touch warmer.
- What is the hex code for sage green?
- Chromilla uses #9CA783 as the target for sage green. The acrylic recipe is predicted to dry to about #8F9675.
- Can I mix sage green without black?
- Yes. Chromilla's acrylic recipe uses no black: 5 parts Viridian Green, 4 parts Titanium White and 1 part Burnt Umber.
Sage Green in other mediums
- Sage Green in Oil: 5 parts Viridian Green, 4 parts Titanium White and 1 part Burnt Umber, predicted 99% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
- Sage Green in Watercolor: 5 parts Viridian Green, 4 parts Titanium White and 1 part Burnt Umber, predicted 89% dry match by Chromilla's color model.
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