Arrowroote vs White Sesame
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Arrowroote reads as beige-greige, while White Sesame reads as beige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 73 and 71, 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 1.3, 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.
Arrowroote vs White Sesame in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Arrowroote and White Sesame 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
Arrowroote vs White Sesame Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Arrowroote on one side and White Sesame 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 Arrowroote comparisons
See how Arrowroote stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Arrowroote reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 6, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 13, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Arrowroote the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Arrowroote the marginally brighter of the two.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Arrowroote reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Arrowroote is decisively the brighter choice.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Arrowroote reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.