Braided Wool vs Evergreen Fog
Where Braided Wool belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Braided Wool belongs to the greige-grey family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Braided Wool (LRV 39) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Braided Wool vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Braided Wool and Evergreen Fog are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 Braided Wool will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Braided Wool reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Braided Wool reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
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. Braided Wool reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Braided Wool vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Braided Wool 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.
More Braided Wool comparisons
See how Braided Wool stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 39, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 39), opening up a space where Braided Wool encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 6, Braided Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 39), opening up a space where Braided Wool encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 39, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 39), opening up a space where Braided Wool encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 39, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 27, Braided Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Braided Wool reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 39, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 13, Braided Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 39) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 39), opening up a space where Braided Wool encloses it.
Braided Wool reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 39, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 39, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 39, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 12, Braided Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 39, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 41 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 39), opening up a space where Braided Wool encloses it.
Braided Wool reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 12, Braided Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (45 vs 39) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Braided Wool reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Braided Wool reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Braided Wool reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 39), opening up a space where Braided Wool encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 39), opening up a space where Braided Wool encloses it.