Delicious Melon vs Evergreen Fog
Delicious Melon and Evergreen Fog come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Delicious Melon belongs to the beige family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. The 33-point LRV gap — 63 for Delicious Melon vs 30 for Evergreen Fog — means Delicious Melon will open up a space more effectively. Where Delicious Melon leans warm, Evergreen Fog reads neutral — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 35.4 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.
Delicious Melon vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Delicious Melon 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. Delicious Melon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
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. Delicious Melon 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. Delicious Melon 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. Delicious Melon 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. Delicious Melon 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. Delicious Melon 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. Delicious Melon reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Delicious Melon vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Delicious Melon 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 Delicious Melon comparisons
See how Delicious Melon stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Delicious Melon encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Delicious Melon the marginally brighter of the two.
Delicious Melon reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Delicious Melon reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicious Melon reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Delicious Melon encloses it.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 25, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Delicious Melon reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 24, Delicious Melon is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 57) makes Delicious Melon the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (72 vs 63) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.