Vineyard Green vs Thames Fog
Where Vineyard Green belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Thames Fog is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, Vineyard Green belongs to the green family and Thames Fog to the grey family. Vineyard Green (LRV 68) reflects noticeably more light than Thames Fog (LRV 27), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 26.8, 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.
Vineyard Green vs Thames Fog in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Vineyard Green and Thames 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 Vineyard Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Thames 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. Vineyard Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Thames Fog.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Vineyard Green returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Vineyard Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Thames Fog.
Color Details
Vineyard Green vs Thames Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vineyard Green on one side and Thames 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.
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