Midsummer Night vs Evergreen Fog
Where Midsummer Night belongs to Valspar's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Midsummer Night (LRV 5), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 38.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.
Midsummer Night vs Evergreen Fog Color Comparison
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.
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Midsummer Night vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
Seeing Midsummer Night 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. Showing 4 room types where both colors have photos.
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 LRV gap is large enough that Evergreen Fog will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Midsummer Night would.
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Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Midsummer Night.
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Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Midsummer Night.
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Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Evergreen Fog will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Midsummer Night would.
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