Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Acacia Haze |
| SKU | SW 9132 |
| Hex | #90967C |
| RGB | 144, 150, 124 |
| HSL | 74°, 11%, 54% |
| LRV | 26 |
| Undertone | cool green tone |
| Family | Gray |
What Color Is Acacia Haze, Really?
Acacia Haze (SW 9132) is filed under grays, but what you see on a wall is a soft, dusty green. Its hex value #90967C sits at 74 degrees on the color wheel, in the yellow-green band, while saturation stays down around 11 percent. That low saturation is the whole story: there is real green pigment in it, but it is heavily grayed, so the color behaves like a neutral with a cool green lean rather than like a sage. An LRV of 26 puts it in the mid-tone range, dark enough to read as a color from across the room but not deep or dramatic.
People reach for it when they want green that does not shout. On cabinets and walls it gives the room a quiet, mineral, slightly outdoorsy feel, closer to lichen or dried herbs than to any garden green. Because it is muted and mid-toned, it pairs easily with wood, stone, and warm whites, and it can carry a whole room without dominating it.
The catch is that a 26 LRV chip lies to you. On a two-inch sample Acacia Haze looks like a warm gray. On four walls the green multiplies and becomes obvious, and in a north-facing room it can slide cool and heavy. Paint a large sample board, move it around the room, and look at it at night before you commit.
Acacia Haze is a green wearing gray clothing. The hue sits at 74 degrees, which is the yellow-green part of the wheel, but saturation is only about 11 percent, so most of what your eye registers is the gray. The lean itself is cool, which is what separates it from the yellower, earthier sages. Where the undertone shows depends entirely on the company it keeps. Next to a clean white trim it turns clearly green and slightly cool. Next to a saturated green, like a plant or a glazed tile, it drops back and reads almost gray. Beside a warm beige or a tan carpet it looks cooler and more mineral than people expect. Warm wood floors pull out its softer, earthier side and calm the cool edge. Before committing, hold a large sample against three things at once: your trim white, your flooring, and anything green already in the room. Those comparisons tell you whether it will behave as a neutral or announce itself.
Best Rooms and Uses for Acacia Haze
A mid-tone at LRV 26 is comfortable on full walls in rooms that already get decent daylight. Bedrooms, home offices, dining rooms, and studies all take it well, where the muted green reads restful rather than loud. In a small or north-facing room it will feel closer to a deep color, so treat it as a mood choice there rather than a brightener. Cabinetry is where it does its most convincing work. On kitchen or bathroom cabinets the grayed green gives depth without going dark, and it sits naturally with oak, walnut, and brass or aged-bronze hardware. It also makes a good island or lower-cabinet color under lighter uppers. Outside, it works as a soft exterior body color or a shutter and door color on a light house, since the muted tone blends with landscaping instead of fighting it. Keep trim in a separate white rather than painting trim the same color, because the green needs a clean edge to read as intentional.
How Lighting Changes Acacia Haze
At LRV 26 Acacia Haze reflects a modest amount of light, which puts it squarely in the band where the light source, not the paint, decides the result. In north-facing rooms the cool, flat daylight strips out what little warmth exists and pushes it toward a cool gray-green that can feel heavy across all four walls. South-facing rooms do the opposite: strong warm sun lifts the yellow side of that 74-degree hue and the color reads softer and more sage. East rooms look cool and clean in the morning, then settle warmer through the afternoon. West rooms stay muted early and glow at the end of the day. Bulbs carry just as much weight. Warm 2700K lamps bring the green forward and make the room cozier. Cooler 3500K to 4000K bulbs flatten the warmth and tip it toward gray. Because a 26 LRV goes dim once the sun drops, look at your sample at night under the fixtures you actually own.
Most complaints about Acacia Haze 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.
TEST IT IN YOUR LIGHT →Acacia Haze vs Similar Colors
Inside the Sherwin-Williams deck, Leaflet (SW 9674) at LRV 30 is the closest sibling and reads slightly lighter and a shade greener. Jade Dragon (SW 9129) at LRV 30 and Green Onyx (SW 9128) at LRV 31 both sit a few points brighter, which matters in a darker room. Featherstone (SW 9518) at LRV 29 and Canal Street (SW 9523) at LRV 29 drift toward taupe, so they lose some of the green Acacia Haze is chosen for. Across brands, Behr Autumn Sage (ECC-63-1) is the tightest match at a deltaE of 0.58, close enough to call the same color. Glidden Pine Forest Green (10GY 29/158) at 1.06, Benjamin Moore Mistletoe (474) at 1.14, and Dunn-Edwards Fair Spring (DE6264) at 1.24 are all visually identical in normal room light. Farrow and Ball Sutcliffe Green (No. 78) at 3.47 is close but visibly different side by side, reading a little deeper and greener.
Colors That Go With Acacia Haze
Trim is the first decision. A soft warm white keeps Acacia Haze looking earthy and settled, while a crisper, cleaner white sharpens the green and makes the wall look more deliberate. Avoid a stark blue-white unless you want the cool edge amplified. Ceilings usually look best in the same trim white rather than in the color itself. Natural wood is the easiest partner. Oak, ash, and walnut all flatter it, and brass, aged bronze, and matte black hardware sit comfortably against the muted green. Brushed chrome can read cold next to it. For a related second color in an open plan, Featherstone (SW 9518) at LRV 29 shifts the same depth toward a warmer, more taupe-leaning neutral, and Canal Street (SW 9523) at LRV 29 does something similar with a touch more khaki. If you want a green that is a step lighter and fresher for an adjoining room, Green Earth (SW 7748) at LRV 31 keeps the family intact while giving a little more light back.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 9132 directly — but if you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches:
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Acacia Haze within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #90967C in HSL space. Pair Acacia Haze with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
The Questions Everyone Asks
Is Acacia Haze a gray or a green?
It is officially a gray, but on a wall most people call it green. The hue sits at 74 degrees in the yellow-green range with only about 11 percent saturation, so the green is heavily muted. On a small chip it can pass for a warm gray; across a full room the green becomes clear.
Is Acacia Haze warm or cool?
Acacia Haze has a cool green undertone, even though its hue sits in the yellow-green band. That cool lean is what keeps it from reading as a warm, earthy sage. In south light it warms up noticeably, but its base character is quiet and slightly cool.
What LRV is Acacia Haze?
Acacia Haze has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 for black to 100 for pure white, so 26 is a mid-tone that reflects a modest amount of light. It has real presence on a wall without being a deep or dramatic color.
Does Acacia Haze work in a dark room?
It can, but go in expecting mood rather than brightness. At LRV 26 it gives back a limited amount of light, and cool north-facing daylight pushes it grayer and heavier. In a dark room it often works better on cabinets, an accent wall, or built-ins than on all four walls.
What white trim goes with Acacia Haze?
A soft warm white keeps the color earthy and relaxed, while a cleaner, brighter white sharpens the contrast and makes the green read more deliberately. Either works. Skip stark blue-based whites, since the color already has a cool green lean and a cold white will exaggerate it.
Is Acacia Haze good for kitchen cabinets?
Yes. At LRV 26 it adds depth to cabinets without darkening the room, and the muted green sits naturally with wood counters, oak floors, and brass or bronze hardware. It also works well as an island or lower-cabinet color paired with lighter uppers.
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