Swirling Water vs Evergreen Fog
Where Swirling Water belongs to Behr's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Swirling Water belongs to the blue-white family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Swirling Water (LRV 81) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 50 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Swirling Water 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 NaN, 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.
Swirling Water vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Swirling Water 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.
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. Swirling Water reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Swirling Water vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Swirling Water 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.
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