Dried Edamame vs Malabar
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Dried Edamame reads as beige-greige, while Malabar reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 53 vs 36, Malabar will read as the brighter of the two — a 17-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 13.0, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dried Edamame vs Malabar in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dried Edamame and Malabar 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
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. Malabar returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Malabar will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dried Edamame would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Malabar will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Dried Edamame would.
Color Details
Dried Edamame vs Malabar Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dried Edamame on one side and Malabar 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 Dried Edamame comparisons
See how Dried Edamame stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 36, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 36), opening up a space where Dried Edamame encloses it.
Dried Edamame reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 36, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (36 vs 30) makes Dried Edamame the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 36), opening up a space where Dried Edamame encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 36, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 36), opening up a space where Dried Edamame encloses it.
Dried Edamame reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (43 vs 36) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 36 vs 4, Dried Edamame is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 36), opening up a space where Dried Edamame encloses it.
Dried Edamame reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 36, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 21, Dried Edamame is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 36), opening up a space where Dried Edamame encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 36), opening up a space where Dried Edamame encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 36), opening up a space where Dried Edamame encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 36, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Dried Edamame reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Dried Edamame reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 36), opening up a space where Dried Edamame encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (41 vs 36) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Dried Edamame reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (36 vs 31) makes Dried Edamame the marginally brighter of the two.