Egyptian Cotton vs Sedate Gray
Egyptian Cotton is a Dulux color while Sedate Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. At LRV 66 vs 61, Egyptian Cotton will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.4, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Egyptian Cotton vs Sedate Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Egyptian Cotton and Sedate Gray 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Egyptian Cotton has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Egyptian Cotton gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Egyptian Cotton vs Sedate Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egyptian Cotton on one side and Sedate Gray 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 Egyptian Cotton comparisons
See how Egyptian Cotton stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Egyptian Cotton encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Egyptian Cotton the marginally brighter of the two.
Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 4, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 21, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Egyptian Cotton encloses it.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 41, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 66 vs 25, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Egyptian Cotton reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 7, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 24, Egyptian Cotton is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Egyptian Cotton the marginally brighter of the two.