Volley vs Evergreen Fog
Where Volley belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the green-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Volley (LRV 18), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 16.2, 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.
Volley vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Volley 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 Evergreen Fog will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Volley 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. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Volley.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Volley.
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. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Volley.
Color Details
Volley vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Volley 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 Volley comparisons
See how Volley stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 18), opening up a space where Volley encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 18, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 18, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 18), opening up a space where Volley encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 18, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 18, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Volley the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (18 vs 8) makes Volley the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 18, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Volley the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 18, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 18), opening up a space where Volley encloses it.
Volley reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.