Flan vs Evergreen Fog
Where Flan belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Flan reads as beige, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Flan (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 31 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 24.0, 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.
Flan vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Flan 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
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 Flan will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Flan 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. Flan 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. Flan reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
Flan vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Flan 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 Flan comparisons
See how Flan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Flan reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Flan the marginally brighter of the two.
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A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Flan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Flan is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Flan encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Flan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Flan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Flan is decisively the brighter choice.
Flan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Flan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.