Moon Drop vs Evergreen Fog

Moon Drop (Cloverdale Paint) and Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Moon Drop belongs to the beige-greige family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. The 37-point LRV gap — 67 for Moon Drop vs 30 for Evergreen Fog — means Moon Drop will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 23.3 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Moon Drop vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Moon Drop 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

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. Moon Drop reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.

Moon DropMoon Drop 0026 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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Evergreen FogEvergreen Fog SW 9130 living room

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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. Moon Drop returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Moon DropMoon Drop 0026 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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Evergreen FogBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Evergreen Fog

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Moon Drop returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Moon DropMoon Drop 0026 by Cloverdale Paint — Kitchen

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Evergreen FogSherwin Williams Evergreen Fog kitchen cabinets evergreen fog alabaster

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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. Moon Drop returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Moon DropMoon Drop 0026 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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Evergreen FogSW 9130 bathroom evergreen fog 590x1024 inspiration

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Color Details

Moon Drop
Cloverdale Paint · 0026
Hex#DBD4C8
LRV67.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0026
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams · 9130
Hex#95978A
LRV30.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9130
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Moon Drop vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Moon Drop on one side and Evergreen Fog on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Moon Drop comparisons

See how Moon Drop stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Moon Drop
White Dove
Moon Drop
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

At LRV 83 vs 67, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Moon Drop
Ammonite
Moon Drop
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

With LRVs of 69 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Moon Drop
Iron Ore
Moon Drop
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 6, Moon Drop is decisively the brighter choice.

Moon Drop
Purbeck Stone
Moon Drop
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

Moon Drop reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.

Moon Drop
Mizzle
Moon Drop
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 67 vs 52, Moon Drop is decisively the brighter choice.

Moon Drop
Agreeable Gray
Moon Drop
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

Moon Drop reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Moon Drop
Accessible Beige
Moon Drop
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Moon Drop the marginally brighter of the two.

Moon Drop
Denim Drift
Moon Drop
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 27, Moon Drop is decisively the brighter choice.

Moon Drop
French Gray
Moon Drop
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

Moon Drop reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Moon Drop
Naval
Moon Drop
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Moon Drop reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Moon Drop
Tranquil Dawn
Moon Drop
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 55, Moon Drop is decisively the brighter choice.

Moon Drop
Bancha
Moon Drop
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 67 vs 13, Moon Drop is decisively the brighter choice.

Moon Drop
Hardwick White
Moon Drop
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 44, Moon Drop is decisively the brighter choice.

Moon Drop
Pure White
Moon Drop
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Moon Drop encloses it.

Moon Drop
Artichoke
Moon Drop
Artichoke
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Moon Drop reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Moon Drop
Balboa Mist
Moon Drop
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Moon Drop
Shoji White
Moon Drop
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.

Moon Drop
Snowbound
Moon Drop
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 67, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Moon Drop
Pewter Green
Moon Drop
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 12, Moon Drop is decisively the brighter choice.

Moon Drop
Moon Drop
Skimming Stone
Skimming Stone
Moon Drop vs Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Moon Drop
Dix Blue
Moon Drop
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Moon Drop reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Moon Drop
Calamine
Moon Drop
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Moon Drop
Treron
Moon Drop
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Moon Drop reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Moon Drop
Vintage Vogue
Moon Drop
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 12, Moon Drop is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Moon Drop
Saybrook Sage
Moon Drop
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

At LRV 67 vs 45, Moon Drop is decisively the brighter choice.

Moon Drop
Pale Green
Moon Drop
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Moon Drop reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Moon Drop
Pine Needle
Moon Drop
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

Moon Drop reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Moon Drop
Cement grey
Moon Drop
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Moon Drop reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Moon Drop
Guilford Green
Moon Drop
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

Moon Drop reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Moon Drop
Just Walnut
Moon Drop
Just Walnut
Cloverdale Paint
Moon Drop
0026 · LRV 67

Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.