Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) vs Illusive Green (SW 9164)

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 Illusive Green SW 9164 (simulated) — Illusive Green SW 9164#92948D, LRV 29

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Evergreen Fog, LRV 30 vs 29.
Warmer: Evergreen Fog, both green-gray (Lab b* 6.6 vs 3.4).
North rooms: Illusive Green drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.9 vs 3.1); both keep about the same brightness.
Trim that works: Green Glimpse SW 9676, #E7EAE3, LRV 82: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 2.9, noticeably different. At 2.9, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

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

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Illusive GreenSherwin-Williams, SW 9164LRV 29, #92948D

Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) is about as light as Illusive Green (SW 9164) and warmer: LRV 30 vs 29, deltaE 2.9 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Evergreen Fog	Illusive Green	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 9130	SW 9164
Hex	#95978A	#92948D
RGB	149, 151, 138	146, 148, 141
HSL	69°, 6%, 57%	77°, 3%, 57%
LRV (light reflectance value)	30	29	+1
Lab L*	62.0	61.0	+1.0
Lab a*	-3.2	-2.1	−1.1
Lab b*	6.6	3.4	+3.2
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

Illusive Green (SW 9164), published as #92948D

North light (cool, indirect)
#828A8B

South light (warm, direct)
#A39E8D

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 1 LRV points lighter (30 vs 29), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Illusive Green (SW 9164) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.4 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

Closest matches to Evergreen Fog in other brands

Closest matches to Illusive Green in other brands

Common questions

Is Evergreen Fog the same color as Illusive Green?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.9. Most people can see the difference between Evergreen Fog and Illusive Green side by side.
Which is lighter, Evergreen Fog or Illusive Green?: Evergreen Fog, with an LRV of 30 against 29.

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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.