Cherished Gold vs Evergreen Fog
Where Cherished Gold belongs to Dulux's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Cherished Gold belongs to the beige family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Cherished Gold (LRV 35) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cherished Gold runs warm while Evergreen Fog is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 33.8, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cherished Gold vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cherished Gold 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 — Cherished Gold 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. Cherished Gold reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Cherished Gold reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Cherished Gold vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cherished Gold 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.
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