Natural White vs Evergreen Fog
Where Natural White belongs to Dulux's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Natural White belongs to the beige-greige family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Natural White (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 53 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Natural White 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 30.0, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Natural White vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Natural White 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 Natural White 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. Natural White 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. Natural White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
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. Natural White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Natural White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Natural White vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Natural White 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 Natural White comparisons
See how Natural White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 69, Natural White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Natural White is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 60, Natural White is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 43, Natural White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 4, Natural White is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 21, Natural White is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Natural White reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 51, Natural White is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 41, Natural White is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Natural White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 31, Natural White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 7, Natural White is decisively the brighter choice.