Honeybee vs Evergreen Fog

HoneybeeBenjamin MoorevsEvergreen FogSherwin-WilliamsΔE 37.1Very different colors

Where Honeybee belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Honeybee reads as beige, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Honeybee (LRV 67) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 37 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Honeybee runs yellow and red while Evergreen Fog is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 37.1, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Honeybee vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Honeybee and Evergreen Fog in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

Living Room

In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Honeybee will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.

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Color Details

Honeybee
Benjamin Moore · CSP-950
Hex#EFD99A
LRV67.0
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberCSP-950
UndertoneYellow and Red
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams · 9130
Hex#95978A
LRV30.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9130
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Honeybee vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Honeybee on one side and Evergreen Fog on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Honeybee comparisons

See how Honeybee stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Honeybee
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads noticeably lighter

Ammonite
Honeybee
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Nearly identical in tone

Iron Ore
Honeybee
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Honeybee
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Honeybee reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Honeybee
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Honeybee reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Honeybee
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Honeybee reads slightly lighter

Accessible Beige
Honeybee
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Accessible Beige
LRV 58

Honeybee reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Honeybee
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Honeybee
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Honeybee reads noticeably lighter

Balboa Mist
Honeybee
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Nearly identical in tone

Vintage Vogue
Honeybee
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Pale Green
Honeybee
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Honeybee
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Honeybee
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Black grey
Honeybee
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Piazza
Honeybee
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Nearly identical in tone

Humble Yellow
Honeybee
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Honeybee reads slightly lighter

Windmill Lane
Honeybee
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Senses
Honeybee
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Honeybee
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Honeybee
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Honeybee reads noticeably lighter

Tea with Florence
Honeybee
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Honeybee
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Honeybee
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Honeybee is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Honeybee
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Honeybee reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Honeybee
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Honeybee is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Honeybee
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Honeybee
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads noticeably lighter

Paper
Honeybee
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads noticeably lighter

Passageway
Honeybee
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Honeybee is the lighter choice