Dragonfly vs Evergreen Fog
Where Dragonfly belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Dragonfly belongs to the blue family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Dragonfly (LRV 12), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dragonfly 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 27.3, 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.
Dragonfly vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dragonfly 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 Evergreen Fog will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dragonfly would.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Dragonfly.
Color Details
Dragonfly vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dragonfly 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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