Adrift vs Evergreen Fog
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Adrift reads as blue, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Adrift (LRV 37) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Adrift runs cool while Evergreen Fog is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 19.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Adrift vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Adrift 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Adrift gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Adrift reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Adrift reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Adrift vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Adrift 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 Adrift comparisons
See how Adrift stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 37, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 37), opening up a space where Adrift encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 37), opening up a space where Adrift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 37, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (37 vs 27) makes Adrift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 37, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (44 vs 37) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 37), opening up a space where Adrift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 37, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 37, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 12, Adrift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 37, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 12, Adrift is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (45 vs 37) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Adrift reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Adrift reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Adrift reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 37), opening up a space where Adrift encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 37), opening up a space where Adrift encloses it.