Straw vs Evergreen Fog
Where Straw belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Straw reads as beige, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Straw (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 20 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 20.8, 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.
Straw vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Straw 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 Straw 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. Straw 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. Straw 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. Straw reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Straw vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Straw 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 Straw comparisons
See how Straw stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 27, Straw is decisively the brighter choice.
Straw reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes Straw the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 51), opening up a space where Straw encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 51, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 51, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Straw is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 51, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Straw is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Straw the marginally brighter of the two.
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Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Straw encloses it.