Jade Dragon (SW 9129) vs Evergreen Fog (SW 9130)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 30 vs 30.
- Warmer
- Jade Dragon, both green-gray (Lab b* 8.5 vs 6.6).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 57.9 vs 57.7 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Spinach White SW 6434, #E4E8DA, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.6, noticeably different. At 3.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Evergreen Fog
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Jade Dragon (SW 9129) is about as light as Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) and slightly warmer: LRV 30 vs 30, deltaE 3.6 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Jade Dragon | Evergreen Fog | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 9129 | SW 9130 | |
| Hex | #909886 | #95978A | |
| RGB | 144, 152, 134 | 149, 151, 138 | |
| HSL | 87°, 8%, 56% | 69°, 6%, 57% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Lab L* | 61.8 | 62.0 | −0.2 |
| Lab a* | -6.3 | -3.2 | −3.1 |
| 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
Jade Dragon (SW 9129), published as #909886
#808E84
#A1A286
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 Jade Dragon (SW 9129) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0 LRV points lighter (30 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 Jade Dragon (SW 9129) 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 Jade Dragon in other brands
Closest matches to Evergreen Fog in other brands
Common questions
- Is Jade Dragon the same color as Evergreen Fog?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.6. Most people can see the difference between Jade Dragon and Evergreen Fog side by side.
- Which is lighter, Jade Dragon or Evergreen Fog?
- Neither: both have an LRV of 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.