Senses vs North Star
Where Senses belongs to Jotun's range, North Star is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Senses belongs to the beige-greige family and North Star to the blue-grey family. North Star (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Senses (LRV 41), a difference of 21 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Senses runs warm while North Star is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 20.5, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Senses vs North Star in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Senses and North Star 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 North Star will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Senses 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. North Star reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Senses.
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. North Star reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Senses.
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. North Star reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Senses.
Color Details
Senses vs North Star Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Senses on one side and North Star 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.
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