Summer's End vs Evergreen Fog
Where Summer's End belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Summer's End reads as beige, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Summer's End (LRV 38) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 35.9, 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.
Summer's End vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Summer's End 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Summer's End gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Summer's End reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Summer's End reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Summer's End reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Summer's End vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Summer's End 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 Summer's End comparisons
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At LRV 60 vs 38, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
Summer's End reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (43 vs 38) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 38 vs 4, Summer's End is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
Summer's End reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 38, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 21, Summer's End is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
Summer's End reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 38), opening up a space where Summer's End encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (41 vs 38) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 38, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 25, Summer's End is decisively the brighter choice.
Summer's End reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (38 vs 31) makes Summer's End the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 38 vs 7, Summer's End is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 24, Summer's End is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 38, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 38, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.