Egg White vs Cotton
Egg White is a Jotun color while Cotton comes from Sherwin-Williams. Egg White reads as beige-white, while Cotton reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 84 and 83, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 0.9, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Egg White vs Cotton in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Egg White and Cotton 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Egg White vs Cotton Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egg White on one side and Cotton 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 Egg White comparisons
See how Egg White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
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Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
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Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Egg White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.