White Linen vs Evergreen Fog
Where White Linen belongs to Jotun's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, White Linen belongs to the greige-grey family and Evergreen Fog to the green-grey family. White Linen (LRV 59) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. White Linen runs warm while Evergreen Fog is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 19.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
White Linen vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing White Linen 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 White Linen 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. White Linen reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Color Details
White Linen vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see White Linen 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 White Linen comparisons
See how White Linen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 59, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 6, White Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
White Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes White Linen the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 59 vs 27, White Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
White Linen reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
White Linen reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes White Linen the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 13, White Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 44, White Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 59), opening up a space where White Linen encloses it.
White Linen reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 59) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 59, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 59, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
White Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 59 vs 12, White Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 8, White Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
White Linen reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 12, White Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 45, White Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
White Linen reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
White Linen reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.