Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) vs Acacia Haze (SW 9132)

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

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Acacia Haze SW 9132 (simulated) — Acacia Haze SW 9132#969C92, LRV 32

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Acacia Haze, LRV 32 vs 30.
Warmer: Evergreen Fog, both green-gray (Lab b* 6.6 vs 4.5).
North rooms: Acacia Haze: keeps more brightness (L* 59.5 vs 57.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.0 vs 3.1).
Trim that works: Spinach White SW 6434, #E4E8DA, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 2.6, noticeably different. At 2.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

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

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Acacia HazeSherwin-Williams, SW 9132LRV 32, #969C92

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Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) is slightly darker than Acacia Haze (SW 9132) and slightly warmer: LRV 30 vs 32, deltaE 2.6 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Evergreen Fog	Acacia Haze	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 9130	SW 9132
Hex	#95978A	#969C92
RGB	149, 151, 138	150, 156, 146
HSL	69°, 6%, 57%	96°, 5%, 59%
LRV (light reflectance value)	30	32	−2
Lab L*	62.0	63.6	−1.7
Lab a*	-3.2	-4.1	+0.9
Lab b*	6.6	4.5	+2.1
Undertone	Gray-Green	Neutral
Temperature	cool	neutral
Color family	Green	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

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

North light (cool, indirect)
#858D88

South light (warm, direct)
#A6A18A

Acacia Haze (SW 9132), published as #969C92

North light (cool, indirect)
#859290

South light (warm, direct)
#A7A692

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 Acacia Haze (SW 9132) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (32 vs 30), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Acacia Haze (SW 9132) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.5 against 6.6, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 6.6), which counters cool indirect light

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Closest matches to Acacia Haze in other brands

Common questions

Is Evergreen Fog the same color as Acacia Haze?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.6. Most people can see the difference between Evergreen Fog and Acacia Haze side by side.
Which is lighter, Evergreen Fog or Acacia Haze?: Acacia Haze, with an LRV of 32 against 30.

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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.