Sulfur yellow vs Evergreen Fog

RAL Classic
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Sherwin-Williams

Where Sulfur yellow belongs to RAL Classic's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Sulfur yellow (LRV 71) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 74.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.

Sulfur yellow 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 74.9Very different colors

Color Details

Sulfur yellow
RAL Classic · RAL 1016
Hex#F1DD39
LRV71.3
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 1016
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnesslight
View Sulfur yellow
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams · 9130
Hex#95978A
LRV30.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9130
Undertone
Temperatureneutral
Brightnessmedium
View Evergreen Fog

Sulfur yellow vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces

Seeing Sulfur yellow 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 3 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 Sulfur yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.

Sulfur yellow
Sulfur yellow RAL 1016 stairs

@pleasedonttouch.de

Evergreen Fog
Evergreen Fog SW 9130 living room

@mybudgetrecipes

Kitchen

In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Sulfur yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.

Sulfur yellow
Sulfur yellow RAL 1016 kitchen baclsplash

@visualls_keukenwanden

Evergreen Fog
Sherwin Williams Evergreen Fog kitchen cabinets evergreen fog alabaster

@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. Sulfur yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.

Sulfur yellow
Sulfur yellow RAL 1016 exterior

@fruit.home.bzh

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

@homeimprovementdude

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