Rolling Fog - Light vs Hourglass
Where Rolling Fog - Light belongs to Little Greene's range, Hourglass is a PPG color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Hourglass (LRV 75) reflects noticeably more light than Rolling Fog - Light (LRV 72), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.5, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rolling Fog - Light vs Hourglass in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Rolling Fog - Light and Hourglass are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
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 brightness difference is modest but present — Hourglass gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Hourglass reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Rolling Fog - Light vs Hourglass Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rolling Fog - Light on one side and Hourglass 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 Rolling Fog - Light comparisons
See how Rolling Fog - Light stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 72 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 6, Rolling Fog - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
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Rolling Fog - Light reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Rolling Fog - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Rolling Fog - Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Rolling Fog - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Rolling Fog - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Rolling Fog - Light reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Rolling Fog - Light reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Rolling Fog - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 13, Rolling Fog - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Rolling Fog - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 72), opening up a space where Rolling Fog - Light encloses it.
Rolling Fog - Light reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Rolling Fog - Light the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Rolling Fog - Light reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Rolling Fog - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 8, Rolling Fog - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Rolling Fog - Light the marginally brighter of the two.
Rolling Fog - Light reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Rolling Fog - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 45, Rolling Fog - Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Rolling Fog - Light reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.