Rosemary (SW 6187) vs Evergreen Fog (SW 9130)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Rosemary SW 6187 (simulated) — Rosemary SW 6187#64695C, LRV 14

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Evergreen Fog SW 9130 (simulated) — Evergreen Fog SW 9130#95978A, LRV 30

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Evergreen Fog, LRV 30 vs 14.
Warmer: About the same, both green-gray (Lab b* 6.7 vs 6.6).
North rooms: Evergreen Fog keeps more brightness (L* 57.9 vs 39.7 in north light); Rosemary drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.5 vs 3.1).
Trim that works: Spinach White SW 6434, #E4E8DA, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 18.0, clearly different. At 18.0, treat them as different colors.

See each color

RosemarySherwin-Williams, SW 6187LRV 14, #64695C

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Evergreen FogSherwin-Williams, SW 9130LRV 30, #95978A

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Rosemary (SW 6187) is much darker than Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) and about as warm: LRV 14 vs 30, deltaE 18.0 (clearly different).

Side by side

Measure	Rosemary	Evergreen Fog	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 6187	SW 9130
Hex	#64695C	#95978A
RGB	100, 105, 92	149, 151, 138
HSL	83°, 7%, 39%	69°, 6%, 57%
LRV (light reflectance value)	14	30	−16
Lab L*	43.6	62.0	−18.3
Lab a*	-4.5	-3.2	−1.4
Lab b*	6.7	6.6	+0.1
Undertone	Neutral	Gray-Green
Temperature	warm	cool
Color family	Green	Green

Same paint, two kinds of light

Rosemary (SW 6187), published as #64695C

North light (cool, indirect)
#55605B

South light (warm, direct)
#74725C

Evergreen Fog (SW 9130), published as #95978A

North light (cool, indirect)
#858D88

South light (warm, direct)
#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 Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 16 LRV points lighter (30 vs 14), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Rosemary in other brands

Closest matches to Evergreen Fog in other brands

Common questions

Is Rosemary the same color as Evergreen Fog?: They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 18.0. Rosemary and Evergreen Fog are different colors.
Which is lighter, Rosemary or Evergreen Fog?: Evergreen Fog, with an LRV of 30 against 14.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.