Lanyard vs Cinnamon Scone
Where Lanyard belongs to Sherwin-Williams's range, Cinnamon Scone is a Valspar color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Lanyard (LRV 35) reflects noticeably more light than Cinnamon Scone (LRV 29), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 6.6 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.
Lanyard vs Cinnamon Scone in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Lanyard and Cinnamon Scone 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.
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. Lanyard has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Lanyard vs Cinnamon Scone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lanyard on one side and Cinnamon Scone 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 Lanyard comparisons
See how Lanyard stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 60 vs 35, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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Lanyard reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (43 vs 35) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 35), opening up a space where Lanyard encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 35, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 35), opening up a space where Lanyard encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 35), opening up a space where Lanyard encloses it.
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Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Lanyard the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 7, Lanyard is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (35 vs 24) makes Lanyard the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 35, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.