Rolling Fog - Light vs Nonchalant White
Rolling Fog - Light is a Little Greene color while Nonchalant White comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. With LRVs of 72 and 72, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Rolling Fog - Light's red character against Nonchalant White's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. With a ΔE of 1.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rolling Fog - Light vs Nonchalant White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Rolling Fog - Light and Nonchalant White 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Rolling Fog - Light vs Nonchalant White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rolling Fog - Light on one side and Nonchalant White 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.
Rolling Fog - Light reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
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.