Brandy Snaps vs Evergreen Fog
Brandy Snaps (PPG) and Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Brandy Snaps belongs to the pink family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 31 vs 30 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 17.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Brandy Snaps vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Brandy Snaps 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Front Door
On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Brandy Snaps vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Brandy Snaps 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 Brandy Snaps comparisons
See how Brandy Snaps stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
Brandy Snaps reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
Brandy Snaps reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 31, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 4, Brandy Snaps is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
Brandy Snaps reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Brandy Snaps the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Brandy Snaps reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Brandy Snaps reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Brandy Snaps reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Brandy Snaps encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 31 vs 7, Brandy Snaps is decisively the brighter choice.