RAL 710-6 vs Evergreen Fog
Where RAL 710-6 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. RAL 710-6 reads as blue, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 710-6 (LRV 5), a difference of 26 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 39.8, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 710-6 vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 710-6 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 RAL 710-6 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. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 710-6.
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. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 710-6.
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 RAL 710-6.
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 RAL 710-6.
Color Details
RAL 710-6 vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 710-6 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 RAL 710-6 comparisons
See how RAL 710-6 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 5, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 5), opening up a space where RAL 710-6 encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 5, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 5, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 5), opening up a space where RAL 710-6 encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 5, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 5, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 5), opening up a space where RAL 710-6 encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 5, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 5, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (12 vs 5) makes Pewter Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 5, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (12 vs 5) makes Vintage Vogue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 5, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 5), opening up a space where RAL 710-6 encloses it.
With LRVs of 7 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 5), opening up a space where RAL 710-6 encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 5), opening up a space where RAL 710-6 encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 5), opening up a space where RAL 710-6 encloses it.