Mauve Desert vs Evergreen Fog
Where Mauve Desert belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Mauve Desert reads as grey, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Mauve Desert (LRV 38) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mauve Desert runs red while Evergreen Fog is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 12.2, 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.
Mauve Desert vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Mauve Desert 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. Mauve Desert reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Mauve Desert vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mauve Desert 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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