Craft Paper vs Evergreen Fog
Craft Paper and Evergreen Fog come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Craft Paper belongs to the beige family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. The 15-point LRV gap — 30 for Evergreen Fog vs 15 for Craft Paper — means Evergreen Fog will open up a space more effectively. Where Craft Paper leans warm, Evergreen Fog reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 27.2 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.
Craft Paper vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Craft Paper 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. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Craft Paper.
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. Evergreen Fog returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Evergreen Fog returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Evergreen Fog returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Evergreen Fog returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Evergreen Fog returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Craft Paper.
Color Details
Craft Paper vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Craft Paper 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 Craft Paper comparisons
See how Craft Paper stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 15, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 15), opening up a space where Craft Paper encloses it.
Craft Paper reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 15, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 15), opening up a space where Craft Paper encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 15, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 15), opening up a space where Craft Paper encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 15, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (15 vs 4) makes Craft Paper the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 15), opening up a space where Craft Paper encloses it.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 15), opening up a space where Craft Paper encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 15, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (21 vs 15) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 15), opening up a space where Craft Paper encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 15), opening up a space where Craft Paper encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 15), opening up a space where Craft Paper encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 15, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Craft Paper reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Craft Paper reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 15), opening up a space where Craft Paper encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 15, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Craft Paper reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 15), opening up a space where Craft Paper encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 15, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (15 vs 7) makes Craft Paper the marginally brighter of the two.