Wine red vs Evergreen Fog
Where Wine red belongs to RAL Classic's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Wine red belongs to the pink-red family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Wine red (LRV 7), a difference of 24 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 53.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Wine red vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Wine red 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 Evergreen Fog will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Wine red would.
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 Wine red.
Color Details
Wine red vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wine red 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.
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