Coastal Plain (SW 6192) vs Evergreen Fog (SW 9130)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Coastal Plain SW 6192 (simulated) — Coastal Plain SW 6192#9FA694, LRV 37

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: Coastal Plain, LRV 37 vs 30.
Warmer: Coastal Plain, both green-gray (Lab b* 8.5 vs 6.6).
North rooms: Coastal Plain: keeps more brightness (L* 63.0 vs 57.9 in north light) and 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 5.3, clearly different. At 5.3, treat them as different colors.

See each color

Coastal PlainSherwin-Williams, SW 6192LRV 37, #9FA694

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

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Coastal Plain (SW 6192) is lighter than Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) and slightly warmer: LRV 37 vs 30, deltaE 5.3 (clearly different).

Side by side

Measure	Coastal Plain	Evergreen Fog	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 6192	SW 9130
Hex	#9FA694	#95978A
RGB	159, 166, 148	149, 151, 138
HSL	83°, 9%, 62%	69°, 6%, 57%
LRV (light reflectance value)	37	30	+7
Lab L*	67.1	62.0	+5.1
Lab a*	-5.8	-3.2	−2.7
Lab b*	8.5	6.6	+1.9
Undertone	Cool Green	Gray-Green
Temperature	warm	cool
Color family	Green	Green

Same paint, two kinds of light

Coastal Plain (SW 6192), published as #9FA694

North light (cool, indirect)
#8E9C92

South light (warm, direct)
#B0B094

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 Coastal Plain (SW 6192) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7 LRV points lighter (37 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 8.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Coastal Plain (SW 6192) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.5), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Coastal Plain in other brands

Closest matches to Evergreen Fog in other brands

Common questions

Is Coastal Plain the same color as Evergreen Fog?: They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.3. Coastal Plain and Evergreen Fog are different colors.
Which is lighter, Coastal Plain or Evergreen Fog?: Coastal Plain, with an LRV of 37 against 30.

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By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

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.