Nantucket Dune vs Rivers Edge
Nantucket Dune and Rivers Edge come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. The 9-point LRV gap — 63 for Rivers Edge vs 54 for Nantucket Dune — means Rivers Edge 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. ΔE 5.9 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nantucket Dune vs Rivers Edge in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Nantucket Dune and Rivers Edge 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
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. Rivers Edge reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Nantucket Dune.
Color Details
Nantucket Dune vs Rivers Edge Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nantucket Dune on one side and Rivers Edge 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 Nantucket Dune comparisons
See how Nantucket Dune stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 27, Nantucket Dune is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 54 vs 13, Nantucket Dune is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 12-point LRV gap (66 vs 54) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 54, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 54, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 54 vs 12, Nantucket Dune is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 8, Nantucket Dune is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 54 vs 12, Nantucket Dune is decisively the brighter choice.
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