Peppermint Leaf vs Thames Fog
Where Peppermint Leaf belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Thames Fog is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Peppermint Leaf belongs to the green family and Thames Fog to the grey family. Thames Fog (LRV 27) reflects noticeably more light than Peppermint Leaf (LRV 22), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 60.0, 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.
Peppermint Leaf vs Thames Fog in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Peppermint Leaf and Thames 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. Thames Fog reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Peppermint Leaf vs Thames Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Peppermint Leaf on one side and Thames 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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