Celestial Blue vs Evergreen Fog
Where Celestial Blue belongs to Little Greene's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Celestial Blue reads as blue-green, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Celestial Blue (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Celestial Blue runs green while Evergreen Fog is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 12.3, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Celestial Blue vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Celestial Blue 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 Celestial Blue 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. Celestial Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Celestial Blue 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 Celestial Blue will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.
Color Details
Celestial Blue vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Celestial Blue 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 Celestial Blue comparisons
See how Celestial Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Celestial Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 44, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 6, Celestial Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Celestial Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Celestial Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Celestial Blue reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 13, Celestial Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Celestial Blue encloses it.
Celestial Blue reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Celestial Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 8, Celestial Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Celestial Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Celestial Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Celestial Blue reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Celestial Blue reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.