Creamy Mushroom vs Evergreen Fog
Where Creamy Mushroom belongs to Behr's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Creamy Mushroom reads as beige-greige, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Creamy Mushroom (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 22 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Creamy Mushroom runs red while Evergreen Fog is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 16.4, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Creamy Mushroom vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Creamy Mushroom 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Creamy Mushroom reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Creamy Mushroom reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
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. Creamy Mushroom reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Creamy Mushroom reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Creamy Mushroom vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Creamy Mushroom 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 Creamy Mushroom comparisons
See how Creamy Mushroom stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Creamy Mushroom the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 52 vs 4, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 21, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Creamy Mushroom encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 41) makes Creamy Mushroom the marginally brighter of the two.
Creamy Mushroom reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Creamy Mushroom reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 7, Creamy Mushroom is decisively the brighter choice.