Legendary Gray vs Evergreen Fog
Where Legendary Gray belongs to Behr's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Legendary Gray belongs to the grey family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Legendary Gray (LRV 22), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Legendary Gray runs blue while Evergreen Fog is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 10.9, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Legendary Gray vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Legendary Gray 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Evergreen Fog gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Legendary Gray vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Legendary Gray on one side and Evergreen Fog on the other.
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 Legendary Gray comparisons
See how Legendary Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 22), opening up a space where Legendary Gray encloses it.
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At LRV 55 vs 22, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Legendary Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 22, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 22, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 83 vs 22, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 11-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Legendary Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 22 vs 8, Legendary Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 22, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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