Diverse Beige vs Evergreen Fog

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Diverse Beige belongs to the beige-greige family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. At LRV 47 vs 30, Diverse Beige will read as the brighter of the two — a 17-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Diverse Beige's warm character against Evergreen Fog's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 13.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Diverse Beige vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces

6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Diverse Beige 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

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Diverse Beige returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Diverse BeigeSherwin Williams SW 6079 living room paint review

@megmacfun

Evergreen FogEvergreen Fog SW 9130 living room

@mybudgetrecipes

Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Diverse Beige will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.

Diverse BeigeSherwin Williams Diverse Beige bedroom accent wall

@lynnesinteriors

Evergreen FogBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Evergreen Fog

@mybudgetrecipes

Home Office

In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The LRV gap is large enough that Diverse Beige will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.

Diverse BeigeSherwin Williams Diverse Beige home office paint

@italianblonde1

Evergreen FogEvergreen Fog home office color review

@mybudgetrecipes

House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Diverse Beige will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.

Diverse BeigeSherwin Williams Diverse Beige house exterior paint

@worthingtonspainting

Evergreen FogCraftsman House with White Trim and Stonework in Evergreen Fog

@homeimprovementdude

Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Diverse Beige returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Diverse BeigeSW Diverse Beige front door color

@yycmvpaintinginc

Evergreen FogFarmhouse Front Door with White Trim and Evergreen Fog

@homeimprovementdude

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Diverse Beige will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.

Diverse BeigeSW Diverse Beige kitchen cabinets paint review

@kindhomesolutions

Evergreen FogFarmhouse Kitchen with Quartz and Evergreen Fog Cabinets

@homeimprovementdude

Color Details

Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams · 6079
LRV46.9
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6079
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams · 9130
LRV30.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9130
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Diverse Beige vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Diverse Beige 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 Diverse Beige comparisons

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

Ammonite
Diverse Beige
Ammonite
Diverse Beige
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

At LRV 69 vs 47, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

White Dove
Diverse Beige
White Dove
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Diverse Beige encloses it.

Diverse Beige
Iron Ore
Diverse Beige
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Diverse Beige reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Diverse Beige
Purbeck Stone
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.

Mizzle
Diverse Beige
Mizzle
Diverse Beige
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Agreeable Gray
Diverse Beige
Agreeable Gray
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Accessible Beige
Diverse Beige
Accessible Beige
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Denim Drift
Diverse Beige
Denim Drift
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Diverse Beige reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
Diverse Beige
French Gray
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Diverse Beige the marginally brighter of the two.

Diverse Beige
Naval
Diverse Beige
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 47 vs 4, Diverse Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Diverse Beige
Tranquil Dawn
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Bancha
Diverse Beige
Bancha
Diverse Beige
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Diverse Beige reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
Diverse Beige
Hardwick White
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Diverse Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Diverse Beige
Pure White
Diverse Beige
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

At LRV 84 vs 47, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Artichoke
Diverse Beige
Artichoke
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

At LRV 47 vs 21, Diverse Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Diverse Beige
Balboa Mist
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Diverse Beige encloses it.

Diverse Beige
Shoji White
Diverse Beige
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Diverse Beige encloses it.

Diverse Beige
Snowbound
Diverse Beige
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Diverse Beige encloses it.

Pigeon
Diverse Beige
Pigeon
Diverse Beige
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.

Diverse Beige
Pewter Green
Diverse Beige
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Diverse Beige reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Duck Green
Diverse Beige
Duck Green
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Diverse Beige reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Diverse Beige
Skimming Stone
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Diverse Beige encloses it.

Dix Blue
Diverse Beige
Dix Blue
Diverse Beige
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Diverse Beige the marginally brighter of the two.

Hicks' Blue
Diverse Beige
Hicks' Blue
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Hicks' Blue vs Diverse Beige

Slaked Lime Deep
Diverse Beige
Slaked Lime Deep
Diverse Beige

Slaked Lime Deep vs Diverse Beige

Vintage Vogue
Diverse Beige
Vintage Vogue
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Diverse Beige reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Livid
Diverse Beige
Livid
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

Livid vs Diverse Beige

Saybrook Sage
Diverse Beige
Saybrook Sage
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Pale Green
Diverse Beige
Pale Green
Diverse Beige
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

At LRV 47 vs 31, Diverse Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
Diverse Beige
Pine Needle
Diverse Beige
Sherwin-Williams
Diverse Beige
6079 · LRV 47

At LRV 47 vs 7, Diverse Beige is decisively the brighter choice.