Whiskey Jack vs Evergreen Fog
Where Whiskey Jack belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Whiskey Jack belongs to the greige-grey family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Whiskey Jack (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.6, 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.
Whiskey Jack vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Whiskey Jack 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 Whiskey Jack 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. Whiskey Jack 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. Whiskey Jack 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. Whiskey Jack reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Whiskey Jack vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Whiskey Jack 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 Whiskey Jack comparisons
See how Whiskey Jack stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 69 vs 56, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Whiskey Jack reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Whiskey Jack the marginally brighter of the two.
Whiskey Jack reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Whiskey Jack reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 43, Whiskey Jack is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 4, Whiskey Jack is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Whiskey Jack reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Whiskey Jack reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 56, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 21, Whiskey Jack is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where Whiskey Jack encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Whiskey Jack encloses it.
Whiskey Jack reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Whiskey Jack encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 41, Whiskey Jack is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (68 vs 56) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 25, Whiskey Jack is decisively the brighter choice.
Whiskey Jack reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Whiskey Jack reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, Whiskey Jack is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 7, Whiskey Jack is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 24, Whiskey Jack is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 56, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.