Cotton Tail vs Evergreen Fog
Where Cotton Tail belongs to PPG's range, Evergreen Fog is a Sherwin-Williams color. Cotton Tail reads as beige-greige, while Evergreen Fog reads as green-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Cotton Tail (LRV 87) reflects noticeably more light than Evergreen Fog (LRV 30), a difference of 57 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 33.1, 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 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cotton Tail vs Evergreen Fog in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cotton Tail 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 Cotton Tail 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. Cotton Tail 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. Cotton Tail 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. Cotton Tail reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Cotton Tail reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
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. Cotton Tail reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Evergreen Fog.
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 Cotton Tail will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Evergreen Fog would.
Color Details
Cotton Tail vs Evergreen Fog Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cotton Tail 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 Cotton Tail comparisons
See how Cotton Tail stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 87 vs 69, Cotton Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Tail reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Cotton Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 60, Cotton Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 43, Cotton Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 4, Cotton Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes Cotton Tail the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 21, Cotton Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Cotton Tail reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 51, Cotton Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 41, Cotton Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Cotton Tail reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 31, Cotton Tail is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 7, Cotton Tail is decisively the brighter choice.