Ocean blue vs Evergreen Fog

RAL Classic
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Sherwin-Williams

Where Ocean blue belongs to RAL Classic's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Ocean blue (LRV 7), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 42.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.

Ocean blue vs Evergreen Fog Color Comparison

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.

ΔE 42.9Very different colors

Color Details

Ocean blue
RAL Classic · RAL 5020
Hex#00414B
LRV7.2
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 5020
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessdark
View Ocean blue
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams · 9130
Hex#95978A
LRV30.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9130
Undertone
Temperatureneutral
Brightnessmedium
View Evergreen Fog

Ocean blue vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces

Seeing Ocean blue 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. Showing 5 room types where both colors have photos.

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 Evergreen Fog will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ocean blue would.

Ocean blue
RAL 5020 hallway color

@moina_melodies

Evergreen Fog
Evergreen Fog SW 9130 living room

@mybudgetrecipes

Bathroom

Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean blue.

Ocean blue
RAL Classic  Ocean blue bathroom

@_marapre_interiordesigner

Evergreen Fog
SW 9130 bathroom evergreen fog 590x1024 inspiration

@mybudgetrecipes

House

Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean blue.

Ocean blue
RAL 5020 exterior color review

@ostoja_w_szczerym_polu

Evergreen Fog
Craftsman House with White Trim and Stonework in Evergreen Fog

@homeimprovementdude

Front Door

A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Evergreen Fog will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Ocean blue would.

Ocean blue
RAL 5020 front door

@krakowski_eden

Evergreen Fog
Farmhouse Front Door with White Trim and Evergreen Fog

@homeimprovementdude

Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean blue.

Ocean blue
RAL Classic RAL 5020 kitchen cabinets

@chamelecoat

Evergreen Fog
Farmhouse Kitchen with Quartz and Evergreen Fog Cabinets

@homeimprovementdude

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