Ancient Ivory vs Evergreen Fog
Where Ancient Ivory belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Ancient Ivory belongs to the beige-yellow family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Ancient Ivory (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 50 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ancient Ivory runs yellow while Evergreen Fog is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.2, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ancient Ivory vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Ancient Ivory 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 Ancient Ivory will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.
Color Details
Ancient Ivory vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ancient Ivory 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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