Creamy vs Nantucket Dune paint color comparison

Creamy vs Nantucket Dune

Creamy and Nantucket Dune come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 28-point LRV gap — 81 for Creamy vs 54 for Nantucket Dune — means Creamy 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. A ΔE of 15.3 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Creamy vs Nantucket Dune in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Creamy and Nantucket Dune 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

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. Creamy reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Nantucket Dune.

CreamyCreamy SW 7012 living room

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Nantucket DuneSw Nantucket Dune Living Room

@rimasdesignsllc

Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Creamy returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

CreamySherwin Williams Creamy kitchen cabinets

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Nantucket DuneSW Nantucket Dune kitchen color

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The LRV gap is large enough that Creamy will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Nantucket Dune would.

CreamySW Creamy dining room review

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Nantucket DuneSW Nantucket Dune dining room

@font_and_sons_painting

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. Creamy returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

CreamyWhite bathroom in Creamy by Sherwin Williams

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Nantucket DuneBathroom Wall

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Color Details

Creamy
Sherwin-Williams · 7012
Hex#EFE8DB
LRV81.2
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7012
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Nantucket Dune
Sherwin-Williams · 7527
Hex#D0BFAA
LRV53.6
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7527
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Creamy vs Nantucket Dune Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Creamy on one side and Nantucket Dune on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Creamy comparisons

See how Creamy stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Ammonite
Ammonite
Creamy
Creamy
Ammonite vs Creamy
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

At LRV 81 vs 69, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.

White Dove
White Dove
Creamy
Creamy
White Dove vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Creamy
Creamy
Iron Ore
Iron Ore
Creamy vs Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
Purbeck Stone
Creamy
Creamy
Purbeck Stone vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

At LRV 81 vs 52, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.

Creamy
Creamy
Evergreen Fog
Evergreen Fog
Creamy vs Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

At LRV 81 vs 30, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
Mizzle
Creamy
Creamy
Mizzle vs Creamy
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.

Agreeable Gray
Agreeable Gray
Creamy
Creamy
Agreeable Gray vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

At LRV 81 vs 60, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.

Accessible Beige
Accessible Beige
Creamy
Creamy
Accessible Beige vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.

Denim Drift
Denim Drift
Creamy
Creamy
Denim Drift vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
French Gray
Creamy
Creamy
French Gray vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

At LRV 81 vs 43, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.

Creamy
Creamy
Naval
Naval
Creamy vs Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 81 vs 4, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
Tranquil Dawn
Creamy
Creamy
Tranquil Dawn vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.

Bancha
Bancha
Creamy
Creamy
Bancha vs Creamy
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
Hardwick White
Creamy
Creamy
Hardwick White vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

Creamy
Creamy
Pure White
Pure White
Creamy vs Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Artichoke
Artichoke
Creamy
Creamy
Artichoke vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

At LRV 81 vs 21, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Balboa Mist
Creamy
Creamy
Balboa Mist vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.

Creamy
Creamy
Shoji White
Shoji White
Creamy vs Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Creamy
Creamy
Snowbound
Snowbound
Creamy vs Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Pigeon
Pigeon
Creamy
Creamy
Pigeon vs Creamy
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

At LRV 81 vs 51, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.

Creamy
Creamy
Pewter Green
Pewter Green
Creamy vs Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Duck Green
Duck Green
Creamy
Creamy
Duck Green vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
Skimming Stone
Creamy
Creamy
Skimming Stone vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.

Dix Blue
Dix Blue
Creamy
Creamy
Dix Blue vs Creamy
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

At LRV 81 vs 41, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue
Creamy
Creamy
Vintage Vogue vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
Saybrook Sage
Creamy
Creamy
Saybrook Sage vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

Creamy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Pale Green
Pale Green
Creamy
Creamy
Pale Green vs Creamy
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

At LRV 81 vs 31, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
Pine Needle
Creamy
Creamy
Pine Needle vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

At LRV 81 vs 7, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.

Cement grey
Cement grey
Creamy
Creamy
Cement grey vs Creamy
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

At LRV 81 vs 24, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
Guilford Green
Creamy
Creamy
Guilford Green vs Creamy
Sherwin-Williams
Creamy
7012 · LRV 81

At LRV 81 vs 57, Creamy is decisively the brighter choice.