Ocean Floor vs Evergreen Fog
Where Ocean Floor belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Ocean Floor reads as blue-grey, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Ocean Floor (LRV 14), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Ocean Floor 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 22.1, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ocean Floor vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Ocean Floor 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.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Floor.
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 Ocean Floor.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Ocean Floor.
Color Details
Ocean Floor vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ocean Floor 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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