Basket Beige vs Nantucket Dune
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Nantucket Dune (LRV 54) reflects noticeably more light than Basket Beige (LRV 41), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Basket Beige vs Nantucket Dune in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Basket Beige and Nantucket Dune 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 LRV gap is large enough that Nantucket Dune will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Basket Beige would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Nantucket Dune reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Basket Beige.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Nantucket Dune returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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. Nantucket Dune reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Basket Beige.
Color Details
Basket Beige vs Nantucket Dune Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Basket Beige on one side and Nantucket Dune 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.