Nantucket Dune vs Urban Putty
Nantucket Dune and Urban Putty come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Hue-wise, Nantucket Dune belongs to the beige family and Urban Putty to the beige-greige family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 54 vs 54 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 0.8 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nantucket Dune vs Urban Putty in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Nantucket Dune and Urban Putty 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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Nantucket Dune vs Urban Putty Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nantucket Dune on one side and Urban Putty 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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At LRV 54 vs 6, Nantucket Dune is decisively the brighter choice.
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Nantucket Dune reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
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Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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.
Nantucket Dune reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nantucket Dune reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
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.
A 10-point LRV gap (54 vs 44) makes Nantucket Dune the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 54), opening up a space where Nantucket Dune encloses it.
Nantucket Dune reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
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.
At LRV 54 vs 12, Nantucket Dune is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Nantucket Dune reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Nantucket Dune encloses it.
Nantucket Dune reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 12, Nantucket Dune is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (54 vs 45) makes Nantucket Dune the marginally brighter of the two.
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Nantucket Dune reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Nantucket Dune reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.