Envy vs Evergreen Fog
Where Envy belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Envy reads as yellow, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Envy (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 46 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 33.0, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Envy vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Envy 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.
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 Envy 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. Envy 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. Envy 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. Envy reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Envy vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Envy 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 Envy comparisons
See how Envy stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Envy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 60, Envy is decisively the brighter choice.
Envy reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Envy reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Envy reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Envy reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
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.
Envy reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Envy reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Envy reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Envy reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Envy reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 31, Envy is decisively the brighter choice.
