Green Onyx (SW 9128) vs Evergreen Fog (SW 9130)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Green Onyx, LRV 31 vs 30.
- Warmer
- Green Onyx (Lab b* 12.4 vs 6.6). Green Onyx reads green; Evergreen Fog reads green-gray.
- North rooms
- Evergreen Fog drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.1 vs 4.3); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Spinach White SW 6434, #E4E8DA, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.3, noticeably different. At 4.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Evergreen Fog
More comparisons with Evergreen Fog
Green Onyx (SW 9128) is about as light as Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) and warmer: LRV 31 vs 30, deltaE 4.3 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Green Onyx | Evergreen Fog | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 9128 | SW 9130 | |
| Hex | #989A82 | #95978A | |
| RGB | 152, 154, 130 | 149, 151, 138 | |
| HSL | 65°, 11%, 56% | 69°, 6%, 57% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 | 30 | +1 |
| Lab L* | 62.8 | 62.0 | +0.9 |
| Lab a* | -5.0 | -3.2 | −1.9 |
| Lab b* | 12.4 | 6.6 | +5.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Gray-Green | |
| Temperature | warm | cool | |
| Color family | Green | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Onyx (SW 9128), published as #989A82
#889081
#A8A482
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 Green Onyx (SW 9128) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (31 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 12.4, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Green Onyx (SW 9128) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 12.4), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Green Onyx in other brands
Closest matches to Evergreen Fog in other brands
Common questions
- Is Green Onyx the same color as Evergreen Fog?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.3. Most people can see the difference between Green Onyx and Evergreen Fog side by side.
- Which is lighter, Green Onyx or Evergreen Fog?
- Green Onyx, with an LRV of 31 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.