Tarpaulin grey vs Evergreen Fog
Where Tarpaulin grey belongs to RAL Classic's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Tarpaulin grey belongs to the grey family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Tarpaulin grey (LRV 13), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 23.7, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tarpaulin grey vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tarpaulin grey 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.
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. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tarpaulin grey.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Tarpaulin grey.
Color Details
Tarpaulin grey vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tarpaulin grey 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 Tarpaulin grey comparisons
See how Tarpaulin grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 13, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 13), opening up a space where Tarpaulin grey encloses it.
Tarpaulin grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 13, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Tarpaulin grey encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Tarpaulin grey encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 13), opening up a space where Tarpaulin grey encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 13, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (13 vs 4) makes Tarpaulin grey the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where Tarpaulin grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 13), opening up a space where Tarpaulin grey encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (21 vs 13) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Tarpaulin grey encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 13), opening up a space where Tarpaulin grey encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 13), opening up a space where Tarpaulin grey encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 13, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Tarpaulin grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 13), opening up a space where Tarpaulin grey encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 13, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Tarpaulin grey encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 13, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes Tarpaulin grey the marginally brighter of the two.