Canvas Tan vs White Sesame
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Canvas Tan belongs to the beige family and White Sesame to the beige-white family. White Sesame (LRV 71) reflects noticeably more light than Canvas Tan (LRV 64), a difference of 7 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 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Canvas Tan vs White Sesame in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Canvas Tan 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
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 brightness difference is modest but present — White Sesame gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Canvas Tan vs White Sesame Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Canvas Tan 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 Canvas Tan comparisons
See how Canvas Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 64 vs 6, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Canvas Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Canvas Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
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Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Canvas Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Canvas Tan encloses it.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Canvas Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Canvas Tan reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Canvas Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.