Egg White vs Whitetail
Where Egg White belongs to Jotun's range, Whitetail is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both beige-whites, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-white to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (84 vs 86), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 1.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Egg White vs Whitetail in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Egg White and Whitetail 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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Egg White vs Whitetail Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egg White on one side and Whitetail 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.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
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.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
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.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
Egg White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
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.
At LRV 84 vs 7, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 24, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Egg White is decisively the brighter choice.