Mole's Breath vs Evergreen Fog

Where Mole's Breath belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Mole's Breath belongs to the grey family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. Evergreen Fog (LRV 30) reflects noticeably more light than Mole's Breath (LRV 24), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean neutral, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Mole's Breath vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Mole's Breath and Evergreen Fog are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

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 brightness difference is modest but present — Evergreen Fog gives the walls a little more lift.

Mole's BreathFarrow and Ball Mole's Breath cozy living room interior

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Evergreen FogEvergreen Fog SW 9130 living room

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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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Mole's BreathFarrow and Ball Mole's Breath cozy bedroom paint review

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Evergreen FogBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Evergreen Fog

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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 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Mole's BreathFarrow and Ball Mole's Breath modern bathroom

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Evergreen FogSW 9130 bathroom evergreen fog 590x1024 inspiration

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Color Details

Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball · 276
LRV24.1
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number276
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams · 9130
LRV30.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9130
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Mole's Breath vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mole's Breath on one side and Evergreen 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 Mole's Breath comparisons

See how Mole's Breath stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Ammonite
Mole's Breath
Ammonite
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

At LRV 69 vs 24, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

White Dove
Mole's Breath
White Dove
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Mole's Breath encloses it.

Mole's Breath
Iron Ore
Mole's Breath
Iron Ore
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Mole's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Mole's Breath
Purbeck Stone
Mole's Breath
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

At LRV 52 vs 24, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
Mole's Breath
Mizzle
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 24), opening up a space where Mole's Breath encloses it.

Mole's Breath
Agreeable Gray
Mole's Breath
Agreeable Gray
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

At LRV 60 vs 24, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Mole's Breath
Accessible Beige
Mole's Breath
Accessible Beige
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 24), opening up a space where Mole's Breath encloses it.

Denim Drift
Mole's Breath
Denim Drift
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

With LRVs of 27 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

French Gray
Mole's Breath
French Gray
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

At LRV 43 vs 24, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Mole's Breath
Naval
Mole's Breath
Naval
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 24 vs 4, Mole's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Mole's Breath
Tranquil Dawn
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 24), opening up a space where Mole's Breath encloses it.

Bancha
Mole's Breath
Bancha
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Mole's Breath reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Hardwick White
Mole's Breath
Hardwick White
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 24), opening up a space where Mole's Breath encloses it.

Mole's Breath
Pure White
Mole's Breath
Pure White
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

At LRV 84 vs 24, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Mole's Breath
Artichoke
Mole's Breath
Artichoke
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Balboa Mist
Mole's Breath
Balboa Mist
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 24), opening up a space where Mole's Breath encloses it.

Mole's Breath
Shoji White
Mole's Breath
Shoji White
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 24), opening up a space where Mole's Breath encloses it.

Mole's Breath
Snowbound
Mole's Breath
Snowbound
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Mole's Breath encloses it.

Mole's Breath
Pigeon
Mole's Breath
Pigeon
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

At LRV 51 vs 24, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.

Mole's Breath
Pewter Green
Mole's Breath
Pewter Green
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Mole's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Duck Green
Mole's Breath
Duck Green
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Mole's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Mole's Breath
Skimming Stone
Mole's Breath
Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 24), opening up a space where Mole's Breath encloses it.

Dix Blue
Mole's Breath
Dix Blue
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

At LRV 41 vs 24, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Mole's Breath
Hicks' Blue
Mole's Breath
Hicks' Blue

Mole's Breath vs Hicks' Blue

Mole's Breath
Slaked Lime Deep
Mole's Breath
Slaked Lime Deep

Mole's Breath vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Mole's Breath
Vintage Vogue
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Mole's Breath reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Mole's Breath
Livid
Mole's Breath
Livid
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Mole's Breath vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Mole's Breath
Saybrook Sage
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 24), opening up a space where Mole's Breath encloses it.

Mole's Breath
Pale Green
Mole's Breath
Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

A 7-point LRV gap (31 vs 24) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.

Pine Needle
Mole's Breath
Pine Needle
Mole's Breath
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24

At LRV 24 vs 7, Mole's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.