Evergreen Fog
HGSW 9130 · #95978A · LRV 30 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Vintage Vogue12
- 2Sage Green22
- 3Evergreen Fog30
- 4Clary Sage41
- 5October Mist47
What Color Is Evergreen Fog, Really?
Evergreen Fog reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 9130 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Evergreen Fog
Evergreen Fog is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Evergreen Fog
Evergreen Fog sits in the mid-range at LRV 30, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Evergreen Fog are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 9130 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Evergreen FogSW 9130 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 30 | Color page → |
| Behr | Hunters HollowMQ6-21 · Behr | 0.9 | 30 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Graystone1475 · Benjamin Moore | 4.0 | 31 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gray Expose5007-2A · Valspar | 1.5 | 30.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Green Tea LeafPPG1128-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 31 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Eucalyptus Tree10GY 30/104 · Glidden | 2.4 | 30 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Evergreen Fog within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #95978A in HSL space. Pair Evergreen Fog with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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