Palm vs Thames Fog
Palm (Farrow & Ball) and Thames Fog (Valspar) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Palm belongs to the green family and Thames Fog to the grey family. The 31-point LRV gap — 58 for Palm vs 27 for Thames Fog — means Palm will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 22.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Palm vs Thames Fog in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Palm and Thames Fog in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Palm returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Palm will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Thames Fog would.
Color Details
Palm vs Thames Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Palm on one side and Thames 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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