Mesa Pink vs Evergreen Fog
Where Mesa Pink belongs to PPG's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Mesa Pink belongs to the pink-red family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Mesa Pink (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 22.9, 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 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mesa Pink vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mesa Pink 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 Mesa Pink 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. Mesa Pink 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. Mesa Pink 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. Mesa Pink reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Mesa Pink 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. Mesa Pink 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 Mesa Pink will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.
Color Details
Mesa Pink vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mesa Pink 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 Mesa Pink comparisons
See how Mesa Pink stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Mesa Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Mesa Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Mesa Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Mesa Pink encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Mesa Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Mesa Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Mesa Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
Mesa Pink reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Mesa Pink reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Mesa Pink reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 49), opening up a space where Mesa Pink encloses it.