Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) vs Frosted Fern (SW 9648)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Frosted Fern, LRV 38 vs 30.
- Warmer
- Frosted Fern, both green-gray (Lab b* 8.8 vs 6.6).
- North rooms
- Frosted Fern keeps more brightness (L* 64.0 vs 57.9 in north light); Evergreen Fog drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.1 vs 3.8).
- Trim that works
- Spinach White SW 6434, #E4E8DA, LRV 79: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 5.3, clearly different. At 5.3, treat them as different colors.
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Evergreen Fog
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Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) is darker than Frosted Fern (SW 9648) and slightly cooler: LRV 30 vs 38, deltaE 5.3 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Evergreen Fog | Frosted Fern | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 9130 | SW 9648 | |
| Hex | #95978A | #A7A796 | |
| RGB | 149, 151, 138 | 167, 167, 150 | |
| HSL | 69°, 6%, 57% | 60°, 9%, 62% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 | 38 | −8 |
| Lab L* | 62.0 | 68.1 | −6.1 |
| Lab a* | -3.2 | -3.1 | −0.1 |
| Lab b* | 6.6 | 8.8 | −2.2 |
| Undertone | Gray-Green | Neutral | |
| Temperature | cool | warm | |
| Color family | Green | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Evergreen Fog (SW 9130), published as #95978A
#858D88
#A6A18A
Frosted Fern (SW 9648), published as #A7A796
#979D94
#B8B196
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 Frosted Fern (SW 9648) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 8 LRV points lighter (38 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 8.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Frosted Fern (SW 9648) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.8), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Evergreen Fog in other brands
Closest matches to Frosted Fern in other brands
Common questions
- Is Evergreen Fog the same color as Frosted Fern?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.3. Evergreen Fog and Frosted Fern are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Evergreen Fog or Frosted Fern?
- Frosted Fern, with an LRV of 38 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.