Nocturnal Green vs Evergreen Fog
Where Nocturnal Green belongs to Valspar's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Nocturnal Green (LRV 3), a difference of 27 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 41.7, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.
Nocturnal Green 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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Nocturnal Green vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
Seeing Nocturnal Green 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 3 room types where both colors have photos.
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 Nocturnal Green.
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House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Evergreen Fog reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Nocturnal Green.
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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 Nocturnal Green would.
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