Privilege Green (SW 6193) vs Evergreen Fog (SW 9130)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Privilege Green SW 6193 (simulated) — Privilege Green SW 6193#7A8775, LRV 23

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 23.
Warmer: Privilege Green, both green-gray (Lab b* 8.1 vs 6.6).
North rooms: Evergreen Fog keeps more brightness (L* 57.9 vs 50.9 in north light); Privilege Green drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.3 vs 3.1).
Trim that works: Spinach White SW 6434, #E4E8DA, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 8.5, clearly different. At 8.5, treat them as different colors.

See each color

Privilege GreenSherwin-Williams, SW 6193LRV 23, #7A8775

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

More comparisons with Evergreen Fog

Privilege Green (SW 6193) is darker than Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) and slightly warmer: LRV 23 vs 30, deltaE 8.5 (clearly different).

Side by side

Measure	Privilege Green	Evergreen Fog	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 6193	SW 9130
Hex	#7A8775	#95978A
RGB	122, 135, 117	149, 151, 138
HSL	103°, 7%, 49%	69°, 6%, 57%
LRV (light reflectance value)	23	30	−7
Lab L*	54.8	62.0	−7.1
Lab a*	-8.3	-3.2	−5.2
Lab b*	8.1	6.6	+1.5
Undertone	Cool Green	Gray-Green
Temperature	warm	cool
Color family	Green	Green

Same paint, two kinds of light

Privilege Green (SW 6193), published as #7A8775

North light (cool, indirect)
#6A7E73

South light (warm, direct)
#8A9175

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 7 LRV points lighter (30 vs 23), 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 8.1, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Privilege Green (SW 6193) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.1), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Privilege Green in other brands

Closest matches to Evergreen Fog in other brands

Common questions

Is Privilege Green the same color as Evergreen Fog?: They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 8.5. Privilege Green and Evergreen Fog are different colors.
Which is lighter, Privilege Green or Evergreen Fog?: Evergreen Fog, with an LRV of 30 against 23.

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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.