Green Ivy vs Evergreen Fog
Where Green Ivy belongs to Dulux's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Green Ivy reads as green-greige, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Green Ivy (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Green Ivy 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 12.5, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Green Ivy vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Green Ivy 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 Green Ivy will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Green Ivy reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Green Ivy vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Green Ivy 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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