Hephaestus vs Evergreen Fog
Where Hephaestus belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hephaestus reads as beige, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Hephaestus (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 38 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 25.4, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Hephaestus vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Hephaestus 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 Hephaestus 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. Hephaestus 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. Hephaestus 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. Hephaestus reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Hephaestus vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hephaestus 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 Hephaestus comparisons
See how Hephaestus stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Hephaestus encloses it.
Hephaestus reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Hephaestus is decisively the brighter choice.
Hephaestus reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Hephaestus the marginally brighter of the two.
Hephaestus reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hephaestus reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Hephaestus is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 4, Hephaestus is decisively the brighter choice.
Hephaestus reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Hephaestus reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hephaestus reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 68, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 21, Hephaestus is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Hephaestus encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Hephaestus is decisively the brighter choice.
Hephaestus reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Hephaestus reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 68 vs 41, Hephaestus is decisively the brighter choice.
Hephaestus reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hephaestus reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 31, Hephaestus is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 7, Hephaestus is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 24, Hephaestus is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Hephaestus the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.