Whirlybird vs Evergreen Fog
Where Whirlybird belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Whirlybird belongs to the green family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Whirlybird (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 15.4, 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 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Whirlybird vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing Whirlybird 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 Whirlybird 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. Whirlybird reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Whirlybird 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. Whirlybird reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Whirlybird will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Whirlybird reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Whirlybird vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Whirlybird 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 Whirlybird comparisons
See how Whirlybird stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 46), opening up a space where Whirlybird encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 46, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 6, Whirlybird is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 46), opening up a space where Whirlybird encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 46) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 27, Whirlybird is decisively the brighter choice.
Whirlybird reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Whirlybird reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 13, Whirlybird is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 46), opening up a space where Whirlybird encloses it.
Whirlybird reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 46, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 46, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 46, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Whirlybird is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 8, Whirlybird is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 46, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Whirlybird reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Whirlybird is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Whirlybird reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Whirlybird reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.