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Paint Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Evergreen Fog 9130

Posted on February 10, 2022 by KylieMawdsley

Evergreen Fog: today’s GO-TO green paint colour

I’m always excited #nervous #scared to see what the popular paint brands choose as their ‘Colour of the Year’. And while I’ll always have MAD love for last year’s colour from Sherwin Williams – Urbane Bronze, HOLY FREAKIN’ CANNOLI am I ever happy to see Evergreen Fog and I can’t WAIT to share it with you. Why? Let’s find out…

BEFORE WE GET STARTED…

In order to show you RELATEABLE & REAL homes, I ONLY use photos from my Online Colour Consulting clients. This means I don’t always have the quality photos or the RIGHT photos, but DEFINITELY have some SUPER helpful info to help you on your way!

And as it relates to Evergreen Fog, I will DEFINITELY have some photos to show you in the very near future, as I’ve chosen it as one of the colours in our upcoming lake build! I also anticipate it being a BIG hit with my clients.

What type of paint colour is Evergreen Fog? Is it warm or cool?

Evergreen Fog is a green paint colour (I’m not just good looks you know), HOWEVER, not every green is created equal…

WARM GREEN – green with a yellow undertone
COOL GREEN – green with a cool undertone

Evergreen Fog is definitely a COOL green, which we’ll get into shortly.

ACTUALLY, I do have one ‘in progress’ photo that our builder snapped for me. As you can see, it needs one more coat, but it’s going to look DARN gorgeous when it’s done!

One of the great things about Evergreen Fog is that whether your room is north-facing, south-facing, east or west, it holds its hue very well. This means that even in northern light (shown above) or eastern light, it doesn’t lean into blue. As for southern light or afternoon western light, you can certainly expect it to warm up without leaning into green-yellow.

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What’s the LRV of Evergreen Fog?

Evergreen Fog has an LRV of 30. Not sure what LRV is? It could save your paint lovin’ life – read all about it HERE.

With an LRV of 30, you can expect Evergreen Fog to hold its colour QUITE well in an overly bright room. On the other hand, while it will look that bit darker in a room without adequate light, it has enough chroma/colour to rise up and show its true colours (whereas colours with more gray in them could fall flat)

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What are the undertones of Evergreen Fog? Will it look gray or blue?

As you learned earlier, Evergreen Fog is a COOL shade of green, meaning it’s a green with a blue undertone. But don’t worry, the blue is so subtle it DOESN’T show up to the party (unlike myself, who shows up whether I’m invited or not – wink wink).

As for the gray undertone, one of the reasons why Evergreen Fog is going to be a popular shade is because of the AMOUNT of gray in it. While some green hues can come across a little too strong, the gray in Evergreen Fog helps to calm it down, while still leaving a glorious green on your walls – even Kermit would approve.

What’s the best way to sample a paint colour?

Undoubtedly, you’ll be heading out in the near future to grab paint samples – stop right there! I want you to check out SAMPLIZE. Samplize offers peel and stick paint samples that are more AFFORDABLE, EASIER and more ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY than traditional paint pots. Here are just a FEW reasons why I recommend Samplize to my clients…

samples arrive ON YOUR DOORSTEP in 1 DAY, depending on location
they’re more affordable than the samples pots/rollers/foam boards that are needed for traditional paint sampling

if you keep the samples on their white paper, you can move them around the room

GET YOUR EVERGREEN FOG PEEL & STICK SAMPLE HERE

What’s the best white paint colour for trims or cabinets with Evergreen Fog?

GREAT question! So many people don’t consider their trim or cabinets when choosing a colour like Evergreen Fog. And while it’s QUITE flexible, there are a few things to consider…

The warmer your white is, the more yellow it can look ‘in comparison’ to Evergreen Fog. This means that your previously muted looking white could look surprisingly colourful when partnered with a green hue like this.
Evergreen Fog suits MANY warm whites, but for the above reason, leans into those with a more muted approach such as Sherwin Williams Pure White, Alabaster and Benjamin Moore White Dove.
While Evergreen Fog can handle some cool whites (ie. Extra White), it prefers a WHITER white like Sherwin Williams High Reflective White or Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace (fave).

Is Evergreen Fog a good paint colour for the exterior of a home?

Green can be tricky as it doesn’t always jibe with brick, stonework and roof colours. This doesn’t mean it won’t work with YOURS, but make sure that green is a NATURAL choice for your home in that it already exists (ie. in the roof) or contrast/complements any features (ie. brick or stone).

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Is Evergreen Fog a good paint colour for cabinets?

I would LOOOOOVE to see Evergreen Fog on some kitchen cabinets or a bathroom vanity. Is it going to happen? Well, right now the trends do lean into DARKER shades of green as well as more obvious green-blue blends, but I’ll cross my fingers as I know it could be a gorgeous option.

Why?

Again, it has enough COLOUR (chroma) to step out of the neutral range, but not so much that it’s overwhelming or SHOCKINGLY green. The depth of it (LRV) is also a nice look for those not as inspired by the darker end of things.

Which green paint colours are similar to Evergreen Fog or JUST as pretty?

Where do I even START?!

Magnolia Silverado Sage is gorgeous, as shown on this feature wall. And believe it or not, it’s also on the snippet of door on the far right, it’s just in an area with MORE NATURAL LIGHT…

Farrow & Ball Green Smoke is just a STUNNER if you want a bit more depth and green to show up to the party…

Jeez Louise, are my clients ever TALENTED – I LOVE YOU GUYS!

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Does Benjamin Moore have a paint colour similar to Evergreen Fog?

Every paint colour has its own personality and nuances – there will be NO perfect match. You can fully expect to see shifts in undertones, temperature, and depths. And in fact, Benjamin Moore doesn’t have anything even CLOSE to Evergreen Fog, they all flash either MUCH too green or too gray to be comparable.

And if you’re thinking of colour matching between brands (ie. getting Benjamin Moore to make a Sherwin Williams paint colour), you might want to read THIS first.

What paint colours go with Evergreen Fog?

One of the MANY things I love about Evergreen Fog is its openness to coordinating colours. Whereas some other greens are too COLOURFUL to be flexible and others have too much gray in them to really be GREEN, Evergreen Fog is the perfect blend, allowing for a wide range of partners – just like me. JUST JOKING!!!!!

Some subtle greiges such as Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray can work but I would avoid a colour with any MORE violet undertone
Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige and Aesthetic White are GLORIOUS with this particular green.
Muted off-white paint colours like Sherwin Williams White Duck help to slow the energy down in a room and let Evergreen Fog be the star of the show.
Soft warm whites and bright whites look great with Evergreen Fog.
If you’re looking for a bit more COLOUR in your palette, be careful, as you don’t want to COMPETE with Evergreen Fog. Look for different hues (ie. blue/violet) that have similar or slightly lower levels of GRAY in them (Sherwin Williams Network Gray & Online are pretty).

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Not sure which paint colour is best for YOUR home?

Check out my Online Paint Colour Consulting – I’d love to help!

Chat soon,

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Lisa
March 31, 2022 at 3:32 pm

How does SW Pewter Green compare to Evergreen Fog?

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  KylieMawdsley
  March 31, 2022 at 4:34 pm
  
  Oooo, you’ll see a GOOD difference between the two. Evergreen Fog is lighter with its LRV of 30, whereas Pewter Green comes in lower at 12, so it’s a substantial shift. Pewter Green is also a TOUCH cooler without flashing blue (EG doesn’t flash blue either though) :).
  
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Madison
April 1, 2022 at 12:13 pm

Excellent article. Evergreen Fog is absolutely gorgeous! If I had another house, I too would definitely use it!

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  KylieMawdsley
  April 2, 2022 at 8:05 am
  
  Thank you, Madison! I’m SUPER EXCITED to use it in our lake home as it doesn’t suit our current house at all :).
  
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2. Tracie
  April 5, 2022 at 11:06 am
  
  Great article, thank you, it’s a fabulous colour. We had considered adding this colour to rooms (west, northwest and a dark kitchen that gets filtered south light from under a porch) that already have warm whites to creme tones and a bit of griege ( BM HC 27, BM HC 83 , BM CSP 245) Are these tones too warm to partner well? Alternately we were considering BM CC 602 which is very olive grey. Thanks for all your great articles.
  
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    KylieMawdsley
    April 5, 2022 at 1:14 pm
    
    Hi Tracie!~ While I miiiiight put HC 27, HC 83 in adjoining rooms in a palette, if I HAD to, I’m not totally loving them together. CSP 245 is better as it’s a bit more muted than HC 27. I would AVOID 602 as it has too much green in it, making it look like competition to Evergreen Fog – it’s not nearly neutral enough. Overall, I would stick with more MUTED warm tones and a greige-green that’s DEFINITELY more greige (leaning into gray) and considerably less green.
    
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Trish
April 2, 2022 at 12:26 pm

Do you think evergreen fog would work on kitchen walls in a kitchen with honey oak cabinets? Thanks.

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  KylieMawdsley
  April 2, 2022 at 1:37 pm
  
  Oh, it could be STUNNING, as long as you love the idea of the oak cabinets looking that bit stronger 🙂
  
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Amber
April 7, 2022 at 3:53 pm

This article was so helpful! I looooove this color. Which white are you pairing it with in your lake house? We decided to use Evergreen Fog in our west facing bathroom which doesn’t get much natural light (on shiplap behind the vanity). I’m not great with color theory and having a difficult time figuring out which white to use in the rest of the space!
The shower subway tile and vanity are both white, with no undertones that we can tell (at least no warm undertones!). Baseboards and doors are planned to be SW Pure White.

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  KylieMawdsley
  April 8, 2022 at 7:35 am
  
  Hi Amber! I’ve chosen White Dove, but this will likely be too warm for your tile and vanity. You MIGHT even bump up to SW High Reflective White or BM Chantilly Lace, see which one blends the best with your vanity/tile 🙂
  
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Laura
April 8, 2022 at 11:29 am

Hi Kylie, is Repose Gray 75% a no go with Evergreen Fog in a super bright great room? Not sure if Repose has too much of a violet undertone. Hubby and I LOVE Evergreen Fog but maybe Gibraltar Cliffs works better? Trim is SW Pure White and floors light cooler tones white oak. Thanks!

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  KylieMawdsley
  April 10, 2022 at 3:30 pm
  
  Hi Laura! It’s hard to say without seeing this lightened version of RP, but my FIRST thought is that it feels okay. This being said, I LOOOOVE the idea of Gibraltar with REpose Gray without even thinking about it!
  
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Janine Lynn
May 17, 2022 at 8:55 am

Would this make violet under tones in a tile floor pop or tone down?

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  KylieMawdsley
  May 22, 2022 at 2:59 pm
  
  It could make them pop a bit more as opposites do attract and can make each other stronger!
  
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