Zen vs Evergreen Fog
Where Zen belongs to Behr's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the green-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Zen (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Zen runs green while Evergreen Fog is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.2, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Zen vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Zen 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 LRV gap is large enough that Zen will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.
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. Zen reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Zen vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Zen 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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