Pink Cardoon vs Evergreen Fog
Where Pink Cardoon belongs to PPG's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Pink Cardoon reads as pink-red, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pink Cardoon (LRV 64) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 34 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 27.1, 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.
Pink Cardoon vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pink Cardoon 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 Pink Cardoon 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. Pink Cardoon 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. Pink Cardoon 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. Pink Cardoon 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. Pink Cardoon 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. Pink Cardoon 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 Pink Cardoon will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.
Color Details
Pink Cardoon vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pink Cardoon 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 Pink Cardoon comparisons
See how Pink Cardoon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 6, Pink Cardoon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pink Cardoon reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Pink Cardoon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pink Cardoon reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Pink Cardoon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Pink Cardoon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pink Cardoon reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Pink Cardoon reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Pink Cardoon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Pink Cardoon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Pink Cardoon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Pink Cardoon encloses it.
Pink Cardoon reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pink Cardoon reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Pink Cardoon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 8, Pink Cardoon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Pink Cardoon reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Pink Cardoon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Pink Cardoon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pink Cardoon reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Pink Cardoon reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.