Evergreen Fog (SW 9130)

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Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) is a deep, cool green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 30, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Evergreen Fog
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Evergreen Fog by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Evergreen Fog, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Arctic Shadows | 1559 | 32.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Shady Willow | ECC-36-1 | 29.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gray Exposé | 5007-2A | 33 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Restoration | 1031-4 | 29 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) by LRV.
Lighter than Evergreen Fog
Darker than Evergreen Fog
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9130 |
| Hex | #95978A |
| RGB | 149, 151, 138 |
| HSL | 69°, 6%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.0, -3.2, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Gray-Green |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Evergreen Fog (SW 9130), published as #95978A
#858D88
#A6A18A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Evergreen Fog (SW 9130)?
- Evergreen Fog has an LRV of 30. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Evergreen Fog is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Evergreen Fog in another brand?
- Shady Willow (Behr ECC-36-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Evergreen Fog warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Evergreen Fog as cool, with a Gray-Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.