Natural Choice vs Nonchalant White
Natural Choice and Nonchalant White come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 73 vs 72 — 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 1.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Natural Choice vs Nonchalant White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Natural Choice and Nonchalant White 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.
Color Details
Natural Choice vs Nonchalant White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Natural Choice on one side and Nonchalant White 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 Natural Choice comparisons
See how Natural Choice stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Natural Choice the marginally brighter of the two.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 30, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 60, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 43, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 4, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (84 vs 73) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 21, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Natural Choice reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 41, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Natural Choice the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 25, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Natural Choice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 31, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 7, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 24, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 57, Natural Choice is decisively the brighter choice.