Sea Star vs Evergreen Fog
Where Sea Star belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Sea Star belongs to the blue-grey family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Sea Star (LRV 33) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Sea Star 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 10.4, 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.
Sea Star vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Sea Star 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. Evergreen Fog brings more warmth to the space, while Sea Star keeps things cooler and crisper.
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 brings more warmth to the space, while Sea Star keeps things cooler and crisper.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Evergreen Fog brings more warmth to the space, while Sea Star keeps things cooler and crisper.
Color Details
Sea Star vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sea Star 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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