Evening Shadow vs Morning Fog paint color comparison

Evening Shadow vs Morning Fog

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Evening Shadow belongs to the grey family and Morning Fog to the blue-grey family. At LRV 60 vs 42, Evening Shadow will read as the brighter of the two — a 18-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a neutral quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 11.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Evening Shadow vs Morning Fog in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Evening Shadow and Morning 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

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Evening Shadow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Evening ShadowEvening Shadow Living Room Interior

@adorehousedecor

Morning FogSherwin Williams SW 6255 living room paint

@kingsillustration

Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Evening Shadow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Morning Fog would.

Evening ShadowEvening Shadow Bedroom

@sarasotapaintingcompany

Morning FogSherwin Williams Morning Fog bedroom paint accent wall

@mypalletwall

House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Evening Shadow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Morning Fog would.

Evening ShadowSw Evening Shadow House Exterior

@toptierprofessionalpainting

Morning FogSherwin Williams SW 6255 house exterior color review

@polson_painting_tampa

Color Details

Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams · 7662
Hex#C9CCCD
LRV60.0
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7662
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessLight
Morning Fog
Sherwin-Williams · 6255
Hex#A8AEB1
LRV41.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6255
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Evening Shadow vs Morning Fog Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Evening Shadow on one side and Morning 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 Evening Shadow comparisons

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

White Dove
Evening Shadow
White Dove
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Evening Shadow encloses it.

Ammonite
Evening Shadow
Ammonite
Evening Shadow
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.

Evening Shadow
Iron Ore
Evening Shadow
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Evening Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Evening Shadow
Purbeck Stone
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Evening Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.

Evening Shadow
Evergreen Fog
Evening Shadow
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 30, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
Evening Shadow
Mizzle
Evening Shadow
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Evening Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Agreeable Gray
Evening Shadow
Agreeable Gray
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

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

Accessible Beige
Evening Shadow
Accessible Beige
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Denim Drift
Evening Shadow
Denim Drift
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Evening Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
Evening Shadow
French Gray
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 43, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.

Evening Shadow
Naval
Evening Shadow
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 60 vs 4, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Evening Shadow
Tranquil Dawn
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Evening Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Bancha
Evening Shadow
Bancha
Evening Shadow
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Evening Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
Evening Shadow
Hardwick White
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Evening Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Evening Shadow
Pure White
Evening Shadow
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Artichoke
Evening Shadow
Artichoke
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 21, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Evening Shadow
Balboa Mist
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Evening Shadow
Shoji White
Evening Shadow
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Evening Shadow encloses it.

Evening Shadow
Snowbound
Evening Shadow
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Evening Shadow encloses it.

Evening Shadow
Pewter Green
Evening Shadow
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Evening Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Evening Shadow
Skimming Stone
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Dix Blue
Evening Shadow
Dix Blue
Evening Shadow
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 41, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.

Calamine
Evening Shadow
Calamine
Evening Shadow
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 60) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.

Treron
Evening Shadow
Treron
Evening Shadow
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 25, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Evening Shadow
Vintage Vogue
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Evening Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Evening Shadow
Saybrook Sage
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Evening Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Pale Green
Evening Shadow
Pale Green
Evening Shadow
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 31, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
Evening Shadow
Pine Needle
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 7, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.

Cement grey
Evening Shadow
Cement grey
Evening Shadow
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 24, Evening Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Evening Shadow
Guilford Green
Evening Shadow
Sherwin-Williams
Evening Shadow
7662 · LRV 60

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.