Roasted Red vs Evergreen Fog
Where Roasted Red belongs to Dulux's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Roasted Red belongs to the pink-red family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Roasted Red (LRV 14), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Roasted Red 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 47.2, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Roasted Red vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Roasted Red 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 Roasted Red would.
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 Roasted Red.
Color Details
Roasted Red vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Roasted Red 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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