Monkey Puzzle vs Evergreen Fog

Where Monkey Puzzle belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Monkey Puzzle belongs to the blue-grey family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Evergreen Fog has an LRV of 30. With a ΔE of 26.4, 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.

Monkey Puzzle vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Monkey Puzzle 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

Monkey PuzzleMonkey Puzzle living room color

@cathrienmaas

Evergreen FogEvergreen Fog SW 9130 living room

@mybudgetrecipes

Front Door

A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

Monkey PuzzleFarrow and Ball Monkey Puzzle front door paint

@laura_archibald

Evergreen FogFarmhouse Front Door with White Trim and Evergreen Fog

@homeimprovementdude

Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Monkey PuzzleMonkey Puzzle kitchen cabinets color

@bathbespoke

Evergreen FogFarmhouse Kitchen with Quartz and Evergreen Fog Cabinets

@homeimprovementdude

Color Details

Monkey Puzzle
Farrow & Ball · 238
LRV
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number238
Undertone
Temperature
Brightness
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams · 9130
LRV30.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9130
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Monkey Puzzle vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Monkey Puzzle on one side and Evergreen Fog on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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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