Fabulous Sage Green Trim Colors to Uplevel Your Aesthetic (See Real Homes!)

Sage green and contrasting trim are both having a moment, so why not merge the two trends, and use sage green on your trim?

The 9 sage green colors for trim arranged on a photo of sage green trim and door in a white room. — Photo Credit: @lexstyleanddesign

Here we will see 9 beautiful sage green paint colors that look expensive and sophisticated on trim, doors, and any other woodwork you have!

Benjamin Moore Fieldstone

Fieldstone is the first color that came to mind when I was thinking about sage greens that look fabulous on trim!

This silvery sage color can lean either quite gray or quite green. It’s not too dark or too bright, so it’s a softer transition with white walls.

Meridith (@lexstyleanddesign) used Fieldstone for the trim and door in this room with Benjamin Moore Simply White walls.

Fieldstone sage green trim and door in a room with white walls and a plant on a wooden chair. — Photo credit: @lexstyleanddesign

Eventually Meredith wallpapered this space, which took the green in Fieldstone to the next level.

Fieldstone sageon trim and doos with neutral floral wallpaper — Photo credit: @lexstyleanddesign

Perhaps the best thing about Fieldstone is that it is quite underused. I’m a bit of a hipster, and I like colors that nobody else has heard of. If you are the same, Fieldstone will have you feeling quite smug!

Swatch of Fieldstone swatched over a photo of the same color on trim and doors — Photo credit: @lexstyleanddesign

Benjamin Moore Caldwell Green

Caldwell Green is the most saturated sage green on this list. This color is like a jewel toned version of sage.

White Dove on top half of a bathroom with Caldwell Green board and batten as well as trim on the lower half and around the windows — Photo Credit: @ourbouldlife

Christina (@ourbouldlife) used Caldwell Green on the trim and wainscoting in her bathroom remodel. For the walls, she used her favorite white: Benjamin Moore White Dove. You can see that color throughout her home.

Closeup of a White Dove bathroom wall with Caldwell Green board and batten and honey oak mirror — Photo Credit: @ourbouldlife

Caldwell Green ranges in appearance from a mid-toned sage green to a deeper muted emerald. This is a great choice if you don’t ever want your trim to look gray or beige.

Sherwin Williams Svelte Sage

From one of the brightest sages to one of the most muted! Sherwin Williams Svelte Sage is a warm and subdued sage that barely looks green on the color chip:

Only on the wall does it reveal it’s true green undertone. Here it on not just the trim, but also the door and wall in a bedroom:

Shoji White with Svelte Sage on bedroom wall — Photo credit: @highlohome

The top part of that wall is Sherwin Williams Shoji White. (If you like this look where the walls, trim, and doors are all the same, check out my post: Color Drenching Will Make Any Space Luxurious)

Here is another look not necessarily on trim, but on beadboard:

White walls with Svelte Sage beadboard on the lower half — Photo Credit: @badgerhouseinteriors

Meagan from @badgerhouseinteriors created this focal point in her entry way. She chose Svelte Sage to balance out some of the red tones in her wood floors. (I believe the walls are BM White Dove again, because that is most of her home.)

Again, not trim exactly, but you can see a nice long strip of Svelte Sage in this laundry room:

Sherwin Williams Svelte Sage - a warm and muted sage green - on kitchen cabinets with herringbone brick floors and black countertops — Photo Credit: @highlandhaven

Against the gray wall color, Svelte Sage looks a little bit warmer and more yellow leaning. Did I originally think this beautiful room at @highland.haven was a kitchen? Yes. Is it bigger than any kitchen I’ve ever had? Also yes.

Svelte Sage swatched over a photo of Svelte Sage on trim, door, and wall on the bottom half of a room, and shoji white on all on the upper half. — Photo by: @highlohome

You can see that this sage green works really well with the red and orange tones in the brick floors, just as Meagan said!

Farrow & Ball Pigeon

If you want a true sage green, you might want to pass on Farrow & Ball’s curiously named Pigeon. This color certainly can look sage, but it can also run the full range from gray green to gray blue.

Farrow and Ball Pigeon (a gray sage green-blue) inside a front door — Photo Credit: @1870customhouse

If you’re not stuck on a very green sage color, I love every look that Pigeon has.

Farrow & Ball Pigeon on cabinets in the background of a photo of a kitchen with large vaulted windows. — Photo Credit: @1870customhouse

This beautiful historical home (@1870customhouse) was once a post office! Today the stately building has been transformed into a single family home with impressively high ceilings. The walls are Benjamin Moore Simply White again, and F&B Pigeon is featured on accents throughout the home.

Simply White on the walls of a former 1870's government building, behind a long wood dining table with matching black chairs and a chandelier — Photo Credit: @1870customhouse

Here you can see the more blue-leaning look to Pigeon:

Simply white in a kitchen with a long blue island and tall ceilings in a former government building — Photo Credit: @1870customhouse

In this design by Carly (@homestyle_bycarly) we see Pigeon on board and batten, which helps us visualize trim pretty well:

Farrow and Ball Pigeon on wainscoting in a bedroom with a flower pendant lamp hanging over a white bed. — Photo Credit: @homestyle_bycarly

For the wall color, Carly went with Egyptian Cotton by Dulux, which is very similar to Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray.

Sherwin Williams Link Gray

Link Gray is the other color on this list that doesn’t identify 100% as a green. It is however, 100% a beautiful color for your trim!

It can look sage green, as we see here on trim and beadboard in a mudroom at @the.noble.home:

Dove Wing walls with white ceiling and Sherwin Williams Link Gray trim and wainscoting, a dark gray green — Photo Credit: @the.noble.home

The off white wall color here is Benjamin Moore Dove Wing. Link Gray also looks pretty sage here:

Link Gray on beadboard in a mudroom or sunroom with a long row of windows on the top 1/2 of the wall. — Photo Credit: @the.noble.home

This color can range in appearance from what you see here, to something akin to charcoal with a greeny blue undertone. Link Gray is a great choice if you are less set on a traditional sage, and open to any interesting and moody gray green.

Sherwin Williams Link Gray on beadboard in a sunroom full of windows — Photo Credit: @the.noble.home

Sherwin Williams Acacia Haze or Retreat

Sherwin Williams Acacia Haze is one of two colors that I would recommend if you want a spot-on traditional sage color that goes with anything.

Swatch of Acacia Haze over a photo of the same color drenching Beadboard and trim. — Photo Credit: @silo.hill

The other color? Sherwin Williams Retreat which is just one shade darker on the same color strip (and the reason I’m putting them together) :

Sherwin Williams Retreat and Acacia Haze Color Strip over a background of sage leaves on a teal countertop.

Lindsay from @silo.hill, used Acacia Haze on the trim and beadboard in this bathroom:

White cabinets with gold hardware in a bathroom with sherwin williams acacia haze beadboard on the wall — Photo Credit: @silo.hill

The small wall is SW Extra White and the cabinetry is stock from the manufacturer, in a similar color to Sherwin Williams Aesthetic White.

Sherwin Williams Acacia Haze on trim and beadboard walls in a bathroom — Photo Credit: @silo.hill

Acacia Haze and Retreat are both easy colors to use because they are pretty predictable. I don’t find that they lean particularly green or gray, nor do they change much in different lighting, they are just nice typical sages.

Sherwin Williams Acacia Haze on beadboard and trim in a bathroom eith gold mirrors and a white vanity — Photo Credit: @silo.hill

I don’t have any images of Retreat on trim specifically, so this one of woodwork will have to do:

Sherwin Williams Retreat on a beautiful wood feature wall in a dining room with Pampas grass arrangement on the table and boho chic cotton and wood chairs. — Photo Credit: @deboeverinteriors

Sherwin Williams Escape Gray

Lindsay loved her Acacia Haze bathroom so much that she recreated the look in a flip house, this time using Sherwin Williams Escape Gray.

Sage green trim and beadboard in a bathroom with Alabaster walls and a huge marble walk in shower. — Photo Credit: @silo.hill

The white wall color in this room is Sherwin Williams Alabaster.

Sherwin Williams Escape Gray sage green beadboard in a bathroom — Photo Credit: @silo.hill

You might recognize Escape Gray from the Evergreen Fog and Rosemary color strip. (Also great sage greens – but not on this list.)

Ethereal White to Shade Grown sherwin williams color strip with Evergreen Fog

Escape Gray ranges in appearance from a pretty typical sage green to a slightly more gray version of that. This is a nice cooler option that doesn’t shift into blue territory at all.

Swatch of SW Escape Gray over a photo of the same color on beadboard and trim in a bathroom behind white barn doors in the background — Photo Credit: @silo.hill

Sherwin Williams Escape Gray sage green beadboard and trim in a bathroom with a claw foot tub and a large walk in shower — Photo Credit: @silo.hill

Corinna (@interiors_by_corinna) also used the subtle sage of Escape Gray on woodwork:

Sherwin Williams Link Gray on Woodwork above honey oak floors — Photo Credit: @interiors_by_corinna

Sherwin Williams Clary Sage

Clary Sage is a warmer sage green that is still a pretty typical sage color. It is also one of the more popular sage colors for trim that Sherwin Williams offers.

Clary sage in a bathroom with floral wallpaper — Background photo credit: @littlelincolnbungalow

Here we can see it on wainscoting with clean white walls:

Clary Sage on a trimming of wainscoting in a sitting room with clean white walls, beige curtains, and a white arm chair. — Photo credit: @kasldesignco

Over in the @littlelincolnbungalow it has been used masterfully with this fun and funky wallpaper:

Clary sage on wainscoting in a bathroom below pink rosy floral wallpaper — Photo credit: @littlelincolnbungalow

Clary Sage ranges in appearance from a true sage that is neither cool or warm, to an almost spring green version of sage.

Clary sage on a front door with white trim and black siding — Photo credit: @cornbreadandcambria

Clary Sage would be a good choice if you want a lighter mid-toned sage without silver or gray tones.

Benjamin Moore Sag Harbor Gray

Sag Harbor Gray is tied with Svelte Sage as the warmest sage green on this list. What looks pretty beige on the swatch turns into a lovely autumn sage on walls and trim.

Swatch of Sag Harbor Gray over a background of the same color on shiplap, trim, a door, and beams

Christina used Sag Harbor Gray for all of the trim and wainscoting in this living room…:

a warm sage green of Benjamin Moore Sag Harbor Gray on trim, closet doors, and wainscoting in a room with white dove walls and warm oak floors. — Photo Credit: @ourbouldlife

…and finished off the look by painting the beams. Just like the rest of her home, the white paint is Benjamin Moore White Dove. (Seemingly pretty popular with sage green trim!)

Sag Harbor Gray on shiplap wall, trim, and beams, with two white armchairs in front of a fireplace. — Photo Credit: @ourbouldlife

Here are all of the beautiful sage green trim colors from this post:

The 9 sage green colors for trim arranged on a photo of sage green trim and door with white on the upper part of all.

Not quite right? You might like these colors:

Sherwin Williams Oyster Bay color strip features from light to dark: Spare White, Sea Salt, Comfort Gray, Oyster Bay, Acacia Haze, Retreat, Pewter Green, and Ripe Olive over a background of a red house in front of a fishing village.

Pewter Green Color strip runs from Spare White to Ripe Olive and also features Sea Salt, Comfort Gray, Oyster Bay, Acacia Haze, and Retreat

A color chip of SW Thunderous over a picture of a storm.