Bewitching Blue vs Evergreen Fog

Bewitching Blue and Evergreen Fog come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Bewitching Blue belongs to the blue family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. The 31-point LRV gap — 61 for Bewitching Blue vs 30 for Evergreen Fog — means Bewitching Blue will open up a space more effectively. Where Bewitching Blue leans cool, Evergreen Fog reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 27.5 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Bewitching Blue vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces

7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Bewitching Blue 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

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Bewitching Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.

Bewitching BlueA industrial living room painted in Bewitching Blue

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Evergreen FogEvergreen Fog SW 9130 living room

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Bewitching Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Bewitching BlueA modern luxury bedroom painted in Bewitching Blue

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Evergreen FogBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Evergreen Fog

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Bewitching Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Bewitching BlueBewitching Blue — contemporary kitchen

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Evergreen FogSherwin Williams Evergreen Fog kitchen cabinets evergreen fog alabaster

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Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Bewitching Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Bewitching BlueBewitching Blue — modern luxury bathroom

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Evergreen FogSW 9130 bathroom evergreen fog 590x1024 inspiration

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Home Office

Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Bewitching Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Bewitching BlueSherwin-Williams Bewitching Blue in a art deco home office

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Evergreen FogEvergreen Fog home office color review

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House

A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Bewitching Blue returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Bewitching BlueBewitching Blue color — aesthetic house inspiration

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Evergreen FogCraftsman House with White Trim and Stonework in Evergreen Fog

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Front Door

On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Bewitching Blue reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.

Bewitching Bluemodern luxury front door featuring Bewitching Blue by Sherwin-Williams

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Evergreen FogFarmhouse Front Door with White Trim and Evergreen Fog

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Color Details

Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams · 6960
Hex#BBD0E3
LRV61.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6960
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessLight
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams · 9130
Hex#95978A
LRV30.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9130
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Bewitching Blue vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bewitching Blue on one side and Evergreen Fog on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Bewitching Blue comparisons

See how Bewitching Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Bewitching Blue
White Dove
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Bewitching Blue encloses it.

Ammonite
Bewitching Blue
Ammonite
Bewitching Blue
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.

Bewitching Blue
Iron Ore
Bewitching Blue
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Bewitching Blue
Purbeck Stone
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Bewitching Blue the marginally brighter of the two.

Mizzle
Bewitching Blue
Mizzle
Bewitching Blue
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Bewitching Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Agreeable Gray
Bewitching Blue
Agreeable Gray
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Accessible Beige
Bewitching Blue
Accessible Beige
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Bewitching Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Denim Drift
Bewitching Blue
Denim Drift
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
Bewitching Blue
French Gray
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

At LRV 61 vs 43, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Bewitching Blue
Naval
Bewitching Blue
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 61 vs 4, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Bewitching Blue
Tranquil Dawn
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Bewitching Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Bancha
Bewitching Blue
Bancha
Bewitching Blue
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
Bewitching Blue
Hardwick White
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Bewitching Blue
Pure White
Bewitching Blue
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Artichoke
Bewitching Blue
Artichoke
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

At LRV 61 vs 21, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Bewitching Blue
Balboa Mist
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Bewitching Blue
Shoji White
Bewitching Blue
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Bewitching Blue encloses it.

Bewitching Blue
Snowbound
Bewitching Blue
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Bewitching Blue encloses it.

Bewitching Blue
Pewter Green
Bewitching Blue
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Bewitching Blue
Skimming Stone
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Dix Blue
Bewitching Blue
Dix Blue
Bewitching Blue
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

At LRV 61 vs 41, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Calamine
Bewitching Blue
Calamine
Bewitching Blue
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.

Treron
Bewitching Blue
Treron
Bewitching Blue
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

At LRV 61 vs 25, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Bewitching Blue
Vintage Vogue
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Bewitching Blue
Saybrook Sage
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

Bewitching Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Pale Green
Bewitching Blue
Pale Green
Bewitching Blue
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

At LRV 61 vs 31, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
Bewitching Blue
Pine Needle
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

At LRV 61 vs 7, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Cement grey
Bewitching Blue
Cement grey
Bewitching Blue
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

At LRV 61 vs 24, Bewitching Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Bewitching Blue
Guilford Green
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Bewitching Blue the marginally brighter of the two.

Just Walnut
Bewitching Blue
Just Walnut
Bewitching Blue
Sherwin-Williams
Bewitching Blue
6960 · LRV 61

A 11-point LRV gap (72 vs 61) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.