Clary Sage (SW 6178) vs Evergreen Fog (SW 9130)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Clary Sage, LRV 41 vs 30.
- Warmer
- Clary Sage, both green-gray (Lab b* 11.2 vs 6.6).
- North rooms
- Clary Sage keeps more brightness (L* 66.1 vs 57.9 in north light); Evergreen Fog drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.1 vs 3.8).
- Trim that works
- Spinach White SW 6434, #E4E8DA, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 7.4, clearly different. At 7.4, treat them as different colors.
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Evergreen Fog
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Clary Sage (SW 6178) is lighter than Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) and warmer: LRV 41 vs 30, deltaE 7.4 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Clary Sage | Evergreen Fog | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6178 | SW 9130 | |
| Hex | #ACAD97 | #95978A | |
| RGB | 172, 173, 151 | 149, 151, 138 | |
| HSL | 63°, 12%, 64% | 69°, 6%, 57% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 | 30 | +11 |
| Lab L* | 70.1 | 62.0 | +8.1 |
| Lab a* | -4.3 | -3.2 | −1.1 |
| Lab b* | 11.2 | 6.6 | +4.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Gray-Green | |
| Temperature | warm | cool | |
| Color family | Green | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Clary Sage (SW 6178), published as #ACAD97
#9CA395
#BDB797
Evergreen Fog (SW 9130), published as #95978A
#858D88
#A6A18A
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Clary Sage (SW 6178) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 11 LRV points lighter (41 vs 30), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 6.6 against 11.2, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Clary Sage (SW 6178) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 11.2), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Clary Sage in other brands
Closest matches to Evergreen Fog in other brands
Common questions
- Is Clary Sage the same color as Evergreen Fog?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 7.4. Clary Sage and Evergreen Fog are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Clary Sage or Evergreen Fog?
- Clary Sage, with an LRV of 41 against 30.
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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.