Envy vs Green Mist
Envy and Green Mist come from the same Cloverdale Paint collection. Hue-wise, Envy belongs to the yellow family and Green Mist to the green-yellow family. The 3-point LRV gap — 79 for Green Mist vs 76 for Envy — means Green Mist will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 3.5 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Envy vs Green Mist in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Envy and Green Mist 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Green Mist reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Green Mist has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Green Mist has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Green Mist gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Green Mist has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Envy vs Green Mist Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Envy on one side and Green Mist 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 Envy comparisons
See how Envy stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 8-point LRV gap (84 vs 76) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Envy reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 76 vs 31, Envy is decisively the brighter choice.