Basket Beige vs Macadamia
Basket Beige and Macadamia come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. The 8-point LRV gap — 49 for Macadamia vs 41 for Basket Beige — means Macadamia will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 5.3 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Basket Beige vs Macadamia in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Basket Beige and Macadamia 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Macadamia reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Macadamia gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Macadamia has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Basket Beige vs Macadamia Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Basket Beige on one side and Macadamia 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 Basket Beige comparisons
See how Basket Beige stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Basket Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 41 vs 4, Basket Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 41, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
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Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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